For decades after the Cold War, Germany worked in lockstep with its allies. Defense was a collective effort, and strategy was shared through multiple inputs. But now, Germany is taking a solo path. In 2025,

No major combat incidents occurred in the GDR, but the S-200 system’s presence deterred potential aggressors, aligning with Warsaw Pact exercises and Soviet oversight. East Germany was at the forefront of the epic ideological struggle between the Soviet Union and the US-led NATO alliance in Europe.

Germany says it will work with Ukraine's Western allies to provide military aid worth up to $500 million. This aid will be delivered using a new NATO supply line.

Following the recent Ukraine summits in Alaska and Washington, Germany’s Left Party is increasingly openly supporting the right-wing Zelensky regime and advocating aggressive imperialist war against Russia.

Allied talk of sending European peacekeeping forces to protect Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal with Russia has sparked a backlash in Germany, a country still scarred by its militaristic Nazi past,

Germany will contribute US$500 million to a NATO initiative to supply Ukraine with critical American-made weapons. Source: NATO's press service, as reported by European Pravda Details: Germany announced on Wednesday 13 August that it will contribute US$500 million to NATO's Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to ensure the continued supply of US-made weapons to Ukraine.

The support will come through NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism, which coordinates funding for Kyiv's most urgent battlefield needs.

Berlin’s peacekeeping plans face backlash over Nazi past, with Chancellor Merz’s coalition accused of warmongering.

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The defense spending target for NATO members is set to increase to 5% of member countries' gross domestic product. Germany has said that it supports this U.S.-backed proposal.