Germany and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to deepen their military and political cooperation, upgrading their relationship to a strategic partnership with Chancellor Friedrich Merz also assuring Kiev of

A new bilateral agreement covers data sharing from engagements of the Panzerhaubitze 2000, RCH-155 artillery and the IRIS-T air-defense weapon.

At Ukrainian-German government talks, Berlin reassures Kyiv it can continue counting on military, civilian, and humanitarian aid, even as political opposition and US cuts create challenges for sustained support.

Ukraine and Germany have signed a memorandum of cooperation in geology and mineral resource management, which provides for the creation of a joint coordination committee on mineral resources. — Ukrinform.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who accompanied Zelenskyy to Berlin, said Germany and Ukraine agreed to a defense package valued at $4.7 billion. The agreement is “a massive boost” for Ukraine’s air defense against Russian barrages, Fedorov said on X, allowing Kyiv to buy “several hundred” American-made Patriot missiles.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has outlined the results of intergovernmental consultations between Ukraine and Germany, which took place in Berlin on 14 April.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited Germany, his country's biggest military backer, which is increasingly seeking to tap UKraines battlefield expertise.

The German government has expressed hope that the outcome of Hungary's parliamentary elections, which were won by Péter Magyar's opposition Tisza party, will help quickly unblock a €90 billion EU loan for Ukraine.