German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses a media conference at the end of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana) Overhauling the military was a key promise of ...

Overhauling the military was a key promise of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, outlined in his Zeitenwende speech, or "Turning Point" in English, immediately following the Russian invasion.

BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The German army's battle-readiness is less than when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, military officials, lawmakers and defence experts told Reuters. Even if a new ...

BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Germany holds elections on February 23, with its army's battle-readiness less ... plans for the armed forces and for German policy on the conflict in Ukraine.