Where European allies stand on potential peace talks between Trump and Putin 02:39. Vice President JD Vance hammered home the United States demand that the NATO alliance step up d

"We are going to change course of Germany. We will bring back growth, we will end illegal migration, and we will meet our security needs, especially regarding NATO goals" says senior CDU lawmaker Jens Spahn,

NATO is planning to build a pipeline system from Germany to Poland and the Czech Republic to ensure a rapid supply of jet fuel for fighter aircraft in the event of a war with Russia, weekly German magazine Der Spiegel reported.

Spain, Germany and Belgium would face the biggest public-finance hit among European Union countries if NATO raised its defense spending target by a percentage point, according to Scope Ratings.

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,

President JD Vance, right, shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

US Vice President JD Vance on Friday met with Britain's foreign secretary, Germany's president and NATO's Secretary-General on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has trained with U.S. Marines in Germany ahead of his first NATO meeting. Hegseth is currently on a week-long trip that includes visits to Germany, Belgium and Poland, after he narrowly made it through the Senate 's confirmation process in which Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the 61st Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15 in Munich, Germany. Photo: Sean Gallup/)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has done more to strengthen and unite NATO that member states, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham told the Munich Security Conference.