Germany's imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) via other EU countries continue to rise despite restrictions on direct shipments, the Financial Times wrote on Jan. 28, citing a report by Belgian,

In 2024, Germany increased imports of Russian LNG and helped set a new record for purchases of liquefied natural gas from Russia in the EU. This is stated in a joint analysis of the environmental organizations Deutsche Umwelthilfe,

Politicians and experts push for reduced reliance on Beijing as Berlin ‘would not and could not evade’ economic fallout of Taiwan invasion

Poland's president has said that gas flows from Russia to Western Europe should never be restored, even if Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal. Andrzej Duda told the BBC that the Nord Stream gas pipelines,

Russia is rearming faster than first thought for a potential attack on Nato, Germany’s military pointman on Ukraine has warned. On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, Maj Gen Christian Freuding said that Russia had already replaced missiles and tanks lost in its invasion of Ukraine.

The changed rules agreed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet still require parliamentary approval. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Fact-checking firm Newsguard and German investigative outlet Correctiv said on Thursday they had identified a cluster of Russia-linked websites that were spreading false stories in an apparent bid to sway Germany's national election in February.

Nicole Grajewski is a Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an Associate with the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is the author of Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance From Syria to Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed Trump’s return as president, saying Ukraine looks forward to working with him. Russia’s casualties mounted to a record high of 434,000 in 2024, with 150,000 deaths, Ukraine’s commander in chief of the armed forces said. The toll is higher than the previous two years combined, he said.

The balance of power is shifting in Europe, and NATO member Poland is on track to surpass Russia in terms of having more tanks and armored vehicles. Two factors are at play—both tied to the war in Ukraine.

Germany's cabinet has decided to authorise the army to shoot down suspicious drones seen near military sites or other critical infrastructure.

The BDI says Germany has once again become one of the EU's economic laggards amid a six-year decline in country's industry.