Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Ukraine can rely on Germany and Europe. Scholz made this statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a heated exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the Oval Office on Friday.

The German chancellor, who defied calls to step aside after his government fell apart, is down in the polls but insisting he can still win.

UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer has invited the outgoing German chancellor and other key leaders to a defence meeting in London on Sunday. View on euronews

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German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

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KASSEL, Germany, Feb 17 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to see a strong and sovereign Europe, he said on Monday, ahead of hastily arranged talks in Paris following signals that the United States is no longer seeking Europe's input on ending ...

European markets fell on Monday as traders reacted to the results of the German federal election. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was trading 0.3% lower by 3:40 p.m. in London, weighed down by France's CAC 40 index, as Germany's DAX gave up some of its earlier gains to settle 0.31% higher.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed the importance of keeping the path open for Ukraine to join the European Union and rejected suggestions that the country was to blame for its invasion by Russia,

The polls are open across Germany in an election that could shape Europe’s response to the new Trump administration in the US, the Russia-Ukraine war and security across the continent. The election pits the incumbent chancellor against the opposition leader,

European leaders have flocked to the defence of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump and JD Vance unleashed a extraordinary attack during critical White House talks.Mr Zelensky left the White House after a meeting capitulated when JD Vance accused him of having “disrespected” the US.