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US F-16 Crashes at Germany's Spangdahlem Air Base as Pilot Ejects Safely and Three Jets Divert to Ramstein

A US F-16 crashed at Spangdahlem Air Base during a routine training flight. The pilot ejected and received medical care; no ground injuries were reported.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22

Trump tells Merz to ‘fix his broken country’ in new attack on German chancellor

US president’s latest outburst comes a day after he suggested a ‘possible reduction’ in US troops in Germany

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

Germany jails four men over Hamas-linked weapons caches for potential attacks

The arms were to be used in attacks against locations such as the Israeli embassy in Berlin and the US military base at Ramstein in western Germany, prosecutors said.

Euronews · Mar 25

US to Begin Training Ukrainian Troops on Abrams Tank

The United States will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use and maintain Abrams tanks in the coming weeks, as it continues to speed up its effort to get them onto the battlefield as quickly as possible, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday. The decision comes as defense…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023

‘Rather pathetic’: Germany feels the heat after tank resistance

German reluctance to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine alleviated as US steps up with Abrams.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2023

The Guardian view on Germany and Ukraine: a fateful hesitation

Editorial: Last week’s decision not to commit western tanks against Russia will be seen in Moscow as proof of European weakness

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

Russian army announces new offensive in Zaporizhzhia – as it happened

Announcement from Russian army follows heavy shelling in the region overnight

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 332 of the invasion

Russia claims to have captured village near Bakhmut; Germany declines to take decision on supplying Ukraine with tanks

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2023

Zelensky pleads with western allies 'send tanks' as Germany stalls on arms move

Germany is coming under intense diplomatic pressure to allow their tanks to be transferred to the front line in the war against Russia, but will only supply tanks if the United States does the same

Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2023

No Deal on Tanks for Ukraine, But Hope Remains, Says Polish Minister

No decision on supplying Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine was reached at a meeting of allies at Germany's Ramstein Air Base, Poland's defense minister said on Friday, though he remained optimistic that efforts to provide them would end in success. "Hope comes from the fact that...defense ministers of 15 countries…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2023