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Attack on Ukraine

What is Germany’s response? What is the German government saying? Information about the war and the reactions.

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Professorin Maria Pryshlak, Direktorin der Ukrainian Free University
„Defend and protect democracy“
Education can be a game changer in times of crisis. Maria Pryshlak, director of the Ukrainian Free University, explains why.
Auf der Flucht: Kinder aus ukrainischen Heimen.
Help for Ukrainian orphans
Ukrainian children in care homes are fleeing their homeland in the face of Russia's war of aggression. This is how Germany is supporting them.
Solidarität in München mit der Ukraine.
Civilian support
The willingness to help Ukraine is great in Germany. We present three projects that are helping with good ideas.
V. l. n. r.: Viktoriya, Elena und Ellina flohen aus der Ukraine. „My children began to smile again“
Die gebürtige Ukrainerin Marina Weisband. For peace in Europe
Ransomware und Hacker bedrohen auch Unternehmen und Staaten.
Increased threat
Cybersecurity ahead of the G7 summit – German expert Christian Hummert on the risks posed by hackers and fake news.
Verschwörungstheorien unterteilen die Welt in Gut und Böse.
“A threat to democracies”
What role is played in conflicts by conspiracy theories? An interview with the expert Michael Butter.
Die Vorsitzende des Deutschen Frauenrats: Beate von Miquel
“A marathon, not a sprint”
Women7 is committed to gender equality. Deutscher Frauenrat Chair Beate von Miquel talks about the demands it is making of the G7 countries.
Veronika Grimm
“One of the biggest challenges”
A member of the German Council of Economic Experts, Veronika Grimm talks about ways to end dependence on Russian gas and about the energy transition.
Christoph Heusgen
“The strength of the law”
Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, on the new global situation following Putin’s attack on Ukraine.
German Chancellor Scholz and the G7 leaders
“Progress towards an equitable world”
Germany’s G7 presidency is being influenced by the Ukraine war. We look at the response of the G7 states and the goals of the German government.
Gudensberg in Hessen Partners in hard times as well
Steinmeier telefoniert mit Selenskyj Steinmeier talks on phone with Zelenskiy
Für das Spielzimmer wurde von Frankfurter Bürgerinnen und Bürgern viel gespendet
First refuge
Support for Ukraine has many facets: In Frankfurt a company has rented a hotel for refugees. We visited it.
Bundeswehr-Soldaten bei einer Übung
Responses to the “turning point”
Germany takes a new security and defence policy course together with its partners in the EU and NATO.
Das Mädchenbüro Milena in Frankfurt am Main
Help for women and children
At Mädchenbüro Milena in Frankfurt Ukrainian women can learn German while their children are looked after.
Sabine Nietmann (l.), Svitlana Shevchenko und Anzhelika Olefirenko.
Two weeks full of gratitude
Many thousands of Germans are taking in war refugees from Ukraine; we visited one of them.
Kind an der ukrainisch-rumänischen Grenze
War hits women and children
Manuela Roßbach from Aktion Deutschland Hilft on one of the largest German relief campaigns in recent decades.
Helfer des Roten Kreuzes in Hannover
"Welcome to Germany"
The German state, and also many of its citizens, offer their help to people from Ukraine.
Maya Leinebach hat auf Instagram 1,6 Millionen Follower. Creative solidarity on the internet
Die Rainbow Refugees machen sich für Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine stark. Help for queer refugees
Annalena Baerbock stellt Grundzüge einer Sicherheitsstrategie vor “Clear moral compass”
Annalena Baerbock bei den UN. Foreign Minister addresses UN
Olaf Scholz Scholz: "This war is Putin’s war".
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz How Germany is supporting Ukraine
Menschen flüchten vor dem Krieg.
Ukraine – the truth, not fake news
Putin is citing a whole host of reasons to justify his attack on Ukraine. We have run a fact check to discover how much truth they contain.
Die Hauptquelle für Fake News: Social Media
Recognising fake news
Putin’s war against Ukraine is also being fought in the newsroom. Discover here how to verify the news.
Bahnhof in Lwiw in der Ukraine
Rapid help for war refugees
Germany is committed to providing quick and non-bureaucratic support to people in Ukraine.