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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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Bundeskanzler Merz und Präsident Selenskyj Supporting Ukraine against Russia Supporting Ukraine against Russia How Germany is supporting Ukraine
Find out what Germany is doing to help the defensive war against the Russian aggressors.
Landwirtschaft in der Ukraine Economy
Economy
“The KfW has helped Ukraine from the very beginning”
Ukrainischer Soldat bei einer Behandlung im März 2023 Rehabilitation centre
Rehabilitation centre
Aid for civilian and military victims of war
People with severe injuries are treated at the rehabilitation centre “Unbroken” in Lviv, which also receives support from Germany.
Friedens- und Konfliktforscherin Prof. Solveig Richter Science
Science
“Reconstruction and recovery have to be carried out at the same time”
Researcher Solveig Richter explains what strategies have to be adopted early on for reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine.
Boris Pistorius und Wolodymyr Selenskyj Military support for Ukraine
Massive support to repel Russian attack: joint action by Germany and its allies.

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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“
How are Ukrainian refugees in Germany faring? We spoke to three women who came here with their children.
Die gebürtige Ukrainerin Marina Weisband. For peace in Europe
Russia is waging war in Ukraine. What needs to happen for there to be peace in Europe? We discuss this issue with Marina Weisband.
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
Help in wartime: The city partnership between Gudensberg and Shchyrets has intensified in times of need.
Steinmeier telefoniert mit Selenskyj Steinmeier talks on phone with Zelenskiy
Germany’s president expresses “solidarity, respect and support for the courageous struggle of the Ukrainian people” to the Ukrainian president.
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
There is a lot of sympathy for Ukraine's struggle against Putin's invasion. Here you can find out what's happening on social media.
Die Rainbow Refugees machen sich für Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine stark. Help for queer refugees
Finding accommodation, counselling, donations - the Rainbow Refugee Support Association is committed to helping refugees from Ukraine.
Annalena Baerbock stellt Grundzüge einer Sicherheitsstrategie vor “Clear moral compass”
Federal Foreign Minister Baerbock outlines the basic principles of a comprehensive “National Security Strategy” for Germany.
Annalena Baerbock bei den UN. Foreign Minister addresses UN
Condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s address to the UN
Olaf Scholz Scholz: "This war is Putin’s war".
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly condemned the attack on Ukraine in a government statement. He assured Ukraine of support.
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz How Germany is supporting Ukraine
Germany has responded to Putin’s attack on Ukraine with a tough package of sanctions and weapons deliveries.
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.