During a surprise visit on Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Berlin would remain “Ukraine's main supporter in Europe.”
Published on 02/12/2024 13:12
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Germany will deliver new military aid to Ukraine amounting to 650 million euros, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Monday December 2 during a surprise visit to kyiv. “Germany will remain Ukraine's main support in Europe”assured the German head of government, campaigning for his re-election. In view of the legislative elections on February 23, he positions himself as the chancellor of peace and supporter of restraint to avoid an escalation between the West and Russia.
His previous visit to Ukraine dates back to June 2022, notably in the company of Emmanuel Macron, a few months after the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022. “For more than 1,000 days, Ukraine has heroically defended itself against the ruthless Russian war of aggression”he underlined in a statement sent by a spokesperson to AFP. His visit aims to “express” on “solidarity” with kyiv, which can “count” on Berlin, he said again.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured Sunday that his country needed more weapons and security guarantees from NATO before possible negotiations with Russia. Tensions are at their highest between Moscow and the West after strikes by Ukraine of American and British missiles on Russian soil and the firing by Russia of an experimental hypersonic missile and nuclear threats, while calls to start negotiations with Moscow are becoming more pressing.
