Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on campaigning as the far-right AfD surged to a historic high.

This video can not be played What Trump and Zelensky have said about each other as rift deepens Edited by James Harness and Jacqueline Howard Germany is days away from a general election and Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken about Ukraine in a speech on the election trail in the town of Ilsede,

Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the conflict between the US and Europe—and Germany in particular—has intensified day by day. Even the end of NATO can no longer be ruled out.

Months after American voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, the 2024 U.S. election is casting a giant shadow over the 2025 German election.

Germany's rocky path towards Sunday's early elections began when the outgoing coalition government collapsed in acrimony on November 6, the very day Donald Trump won re-election to the White House.

JPMorgan lifts price targets of European defense companies by an average of 25% after furious reaction in European capitals to Trump-Zelensky meeting.

He said he was “rather astonished at the tone of the conversation” at the White House meeting, and it was “unhelpful”.

European countries should stand up for international law, defend their interests, and provide stronger support for Ukraine, German foreign minister says - Anadolu Ajansı

When German voters go to the polls Sunday, the country’s moribund economy — and promises to fix it — will be front of mind. But Donald Trump’s looming import tariffs will make that daunting task even harder for the new government.

The statements piled up on social media, offering words of encouragement to the Ukrainian leader and his people.

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance castigated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine for not being grateful enough for U.S. aid. “You’re gambling with World War III,” Trump told Zelensky.

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.