While Washington seems inclined to tilt towards Moscow, Germany is rearming and may soon have the strongest army in Europe. View on euronews

Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, told the Berlin Security Conference earlier this month that he hoped a German would become Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), overseeing the alliance’s military activities in Europe, a role that has been held by an American since NATO’s inception.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Thursday backed US President Donald Trump's demands for NATO members to spend 5% of their economic output on defence, but Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius urged caution. Wadepuhl said ...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization wants Germany to contribute as many as 40,000 more troops for the alliance’s defense against Russia, according to people familiar with the matter. The demand, which would add the equivalent of seven brigades, comes ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly demanded Ukraine officially renounce its NATO ambitions and withdraw troops from the about 10% of Donbas which Kyiv still controls. Moscow has also said Ukraine must be a neutral country and no NATO troops can be stationed in Ukraine.

BRUSSELS — Germany will step up to the new security demands in Europe, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier vowed on Monday, as his country marked 70 years of NATO membership against the background of the Trump administration signaling that U.S. priorities ...

At a pivotal time for Europe and NATO, Germany holds elections on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution about the stakes of the election. Germany votes tomorrow at a critical time for Europe with concern ...

Germany has drafted a sweeping new defence plan outlining how up to 800,000 NATO troops would move across its territory if Russia launched an attack on the alliance. The document, known as OPLAN DEU,

Germany is backing U.S. President Donald Trump's call to increase the defense spending target of NATO members to 5% of their individual gross domestic product, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday. When asked about NATO chief Mark Rutte's ...