Germany may need to spend more than 2% of its gross domestic product on defence to deter Russia in the coming years, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday. Germany has met the 2% NATO alliance target for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the country's defence ministry said earlier this week, as spending ramped up after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Pistorius's comments come after German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Friday that it would be "a challenge" for Germany to maintain defence spending of 2% of GDP.
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration stood ready to support Ukraine in its war with Russia for "as long as it takes" and would push for Russia to pay damages to Ukraine following the end of the war.
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MUNICH (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged allies at a global security conference on Saturday to plug an "artificial" shortage of weapons that is giving Russian forces the upper hand on the battlefield and said stalled U.S. aid was imperative. Addressing the gathering of politicians, diplomats and military officials from around the world, who gave him a standing ovation, Zelenskiy mixed gratitude for the support shown by Western countries with urging them for more. He spoke at a critical juncture in Russia's nearly two-year-old invasion of Ukraine, with his troops forced to withdraw from the devastated eastern town of Avdiivka.
BERLIN (Reuters) - German defence company Rheinmetall plans to open an ammunition factory in Ukraine as part of a joint venture with a Ukrainian partner, it said on Saturday. Rheinmetall, one of the world's biggest producers of artillery and tank s.