Welcome to DW's coverage of what Germany is talking about on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. You can catch up on yesterday's Germany news here . Not far from the Chancellery in Berlin, the German armed forces advertise for new recruits, urging young men and women to enlist. Germany does not currently have a military draft, but since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, politicians in Berlin have been seeking to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities. Ukraine, by contrast, operates a