{"id":87715,"date":"2026-09-09T08:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/87715\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T08:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:55:09","slug":"german-foreign-minister-proposes-sharing-data-on-military-age-ukrainian-men-living-in-germany-with-kyiv-meduza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/87715\/","title":{"rendered":"German foreign minister proposes sharing data on military-age Ukrainian men living in Germany with Kyiv \u2014 Meduza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ukrainian men of\u00a0military age living in\u00a0Germany should return to\u00a0Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said in\u00a0an\u00a0interview with a\u00a0podcast published by\u00a0the German newspaper Bild.<\/p>\n

Wadephul said the German government could help Kyiv track them down. \u201cWe\u00a0know who lives here, who receives welfare payments, for example, who is\u00a0registered here, who has residency status,\u201d he\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s government could use that data to\u00a0notify men of\u00a0military age that they must report for service, he\u00a0said. \u201cI\u00a0think this can be\u00a0discussed, and that it\u00a0needs to\u00a0be\u00a0discussed,\u201d the German foreign minister added.<\/p>\n

Berlin also wants Ukraine to\u00a0place more defense orders with German defense companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u00a0are Ukraine\u2019s biggest supporter in\u00a0terms of\u00a0financial and military assistance. And naturally, the German defense industry should benefit from that. [\u2026] At\u00a0the moment we\u00a0are not entirely satisfied with the volume of\u00a0orders being placed in\u00a0Germany. So\u00a0we\u00a0have now asked the Ukrainian government to\u00a0look into this and ensure the situation improves,\u201d Wadephul said.<\/p>\n

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced<\/a> a\u00a0day earlier that Germany would send Ukraine part of\u00a0its own stockpile of\u00a0PAC-2 interceptor missiles for American-made Patriot air defense systems. \u201cI\u00a0am\u00a0aware that it\u00a0is\u00a0not easy to\u00a0strike a\u00a0balance between one\u2019s own security requirements and urgently needed support for Ukraine. But please: if\u00a0in\u00a0doubt, decide in\u00a0favor of\u00a0Ukraine,\u201d he\u00a0said.<\/p>\n

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