{"id":335729,"date":"2026-04-17T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-support-how-and-why-is-germany-different-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:01:00","slug":"ukraine-support-how-and-why-is-germany-different-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraine-support-how-and-why-is-germany-different-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine support: how and why is Germany different? | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EqzV319sY7A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine support: how and why is Germany different? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EqzV319sY7A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine and Germany try to shift from crisis mode to strategic partnership<br \/>\n&#8216;We need to get away from our mindset that we are living in peace&#8217; former NATO Deputy Director for Defense and Security co-operation, Gerlinde Niehus tells Berlin Briefing co-hosts Michaela K\u00fcfner and Nina Haase on this episode. Europe may be in a \u201cshadow war\u201d, yet Germany and Ukraine want to declare a new normal. Four years into Russia&#8217;s war of aggression Friedrich Merz and Volodimir Zelenskyy just revived the format of a \u201cstrategic partnership\u201d. It sees defense as a future market as much the current bare necessity. DW\u2019s Kyiv Correspondent Nick Connolly gives that idea a reality check, reporting on the disillusionment of Ukrainians who just saw another night of deadly attacks on their capital. Even in the face of growing competition for arms deliveries over the Iran war, Zelenskyy and Merz declare the defense glass half full. Listen to our experts dissect why that is only partly true. And why the real problem isn&#8217;t just Trump but Europe\u2019s denial that it\u2019s not just Ukraine who is under attack.<br \/>\n #DWGermany<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:24 Ukraine as partner<br \/>\n02:34 Zelenskyy\u2019s Message<br \/>\n05:43 Middle East factor<br \/>\n09:01 A new wartime normal<br \/>\n09:48 Kyiv under fire<br \/>\n13:20 NATO without the US?<br \/>\n17:52 Europe\u2019s wake\u2011up call<br \/>\n21:42 Germany\u2019s Russia debate<br \/>\n25:37 Hybrid war reality<br \/>\n27:18 Ukraine\u2019s view of Europe<br \/>\n30:27 Zelenskyy demands guarantees<br \/>\n32:24 The missed moment<br \/>\n35:32 replacing the US?<br \/>\n36:56 End<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine and Germany try to shift from crisis mode to strategic partnership &#8216;We need to get away from our mindset that we are living in peace&#8217; former NATO Deputy Director for Defense and Security co-operation, Gerlinde Niehus tells Berlin Briefing co-hosts Michaela K\u00fcfner and Nina Haase on this episode. 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