German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that NATO and the European Union should increase defense spending. This is due to the threat from the Russian shadow navy, Tagesschau reports.

A country at war cannot become a NATO member. Moreover, Ukraine's invitation to the Alliance is not on the agenda, stated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to citing ZDF. Scholz reminded ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has insisted that he is committed to NATO spending, but he says Donald Trump's demands are too high. One other NATO member, however, has welcomed the incoming US ...

After years of sputtering and frustration, the Franco-German engine – the most powerful force within Europe – is humming again, and it has a new name: Merzcron.

Keir Starmer said the latest Nato summit represented a “moment to unite” as 32 member countries committed to ramp up spending on defence to 3.5 per cent by 2035, with a further 1.5 per cent allocated ...

NATO ally Poland has said "telephone diplomacy cannot replace real support" for Ukraine as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his first call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in roughly ...

GERMAN fighter jets were dramatically scrambled to intercept a Russian spy plane over the Baltic Sea. It came just hours ...

Former German chancellor Olaf Scholz issued a strong warning against harbouring illusions about the further plans of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a party event on Saturday. The Kremlin leader ...

Europe’s defence expansion is constrained by limited local manufacturing capacity and skilled workforce shortages, this is ...

A POLITICO analysis reveals telling gaps between the big spenders near Eastern Europe and those further from Russia, who are still creeping toward a decade-old target.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed demands from US President-elect Donald Trump that Germany and other NATO allies increase defense spending to at least 5% of gross domestic product (GDP ...