German authorities have detained five men accused of being part of a network that illegally exported goods to Russian defense companies after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday rejected accusations from Moscow that Berlin's support for Ukraine is driven by revanchism, calling the claims a distraction from Russia's own actions.

As Paris and Rome push for reopening diplomatic channels with Moscow, Berlin is taking the opposite position. View on euronews

Germany accused Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine as Moscow’s forces pound the war-battered nation’s energy infrastructure, leaving vast parts of Kyiv and other communities without heating and water in frigid temperatures.

EADaily, February 6th, 2026. The liberal-globalist Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, which sympathizes with any Russophobes, published an interview with Bundestag deputy Roderich Kiesewetter. As can be seen from the text,

The formation of the Bundeswehr's brigade in Lithuania moved into a new phase on 29 January, with two combat battalions subordinated to the brigade as part of Germany's gradual force build-up in Lithuania.