Ukraine war latest: Germany says Western allies are lifting range limits on weapons

Shorouk Express Kremlin says Trump’s comments about Putin due to ‘emotional overload’ US president Donald Trump’s claims that Vladimir Putin has gone “absolutely crazy” are down to “emotional overload”, the Kremlin has claimed. Mr Trump on Sunday said his Russian counterpart Mr Putin had “gone absolutely CRAZY” by unleashing a massive aerial attack on Ukraine…

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Germany reports surge in extreme-right crime

Shorouk Express Crimes attributed to perpetrators motivated by a right-wing ideology constituted by far the largest proportion of all politically motivated crimes. Political crimes involving violence also surged, reaching the highest level since 2016 with 4,107 cases. More than one out of every four violent crimes was attributed to actors with a right-wing ideology, according…

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Germany splits with former frugal allies in push to boost EU military spending

Shorouk Express Several diplomats signaled that Austria, Sweden, the Netherlands and, to a lesser extent, Denmark have little appetite to reopen the EU’s spending rules. However, other natural members of that group, including Finland and Latvia, which both border Russia, back Germany’s push. Highly indebted Italy and France — traditionally Germany’s big rivals on the…

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