Germany's Federal Prosecutor’s Office says three men have been charged with working for one of Russia’s intelligence agencies in a “particularly serious case.”

German prosecutors filed charges on Wednesday against three people accused of spying for a Russian intelligence service. The trio allegedly spied on a former soldier for Ukraine in Germany, with the potential intention of killing him.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Germany Wednesday to discuss the state of German military support, which could include a delivery of powerful missiles to Ukraine for use against Russian targets.

As Germany’s new chancellor increases military spending, he has presided over the activation of a German tank brigade based in Lithuania and raised alarms about the threat from Russia.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls for increased international pressure on Russia, while Germany and Ukraine announce plans to jointly produce long-range weapons amid ongoing conflict and diplomatic tensions.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz promised to do everything to weaken Russia's military machine and to prevent the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from working. Source: Merz in a statement at a press conference with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin,

KYIV — Russia and Ukraine will meet next Monday in Istanbul for a second round of peace talks if the Kremlin produces its promised memorandum of terms for an agreement. After the first round of direct talks on May 16 in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine agreed to prepare memorandums detailing their conditions for peace.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said after meeting his US counterpart Marco Rubio that he’s optimistic Washington will issue new sanctions against Russia if President Vladimir Putin continues to dodge a peace agreement with Ukraine.