“He said that he wants to talk about further assistance to Ukraine.”, — write: www.unian.ua
He said that he wants to talk about further assistance to Ukraine.
Pistorius arrived in Kyiv / photo ua.depositphotos.comGerman Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv for a visit. As Welt reports, he plans to hold talks with the government of Ukraine and discuss the issue of further military support in the defensive battle against Russia. Pistorius will hold meetings, in particular, with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov.Pistorius intends to discuss with the government of Ukraine the issue of further military support in the defensive battle against Russia, the publication writes.
“It is important for me to show with this trip that we continue to actively support Ukraine. This is a signal that Germany, as the largest NATO country in Europe, supports Ukraine. Not alone, but together with the Big Five and many other allies.” he said.
The day before, in Warsaw, Pistorius discussed further aid to Ukraine with his colleagues from Poland, France, and Italy. It was noted that Germany wants to make more efforts together with the main European partners to strengthen the Ukrainian defense industry.
Germany and UkraineThe other day, Der Spiegel reported that German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius want to allocate about 3 billion euros for Ukraine’s military support in time for the elections, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz is resisting.
However, Pistorius later denied these claims, saying that the aid package was already ready and that the matter would be resolved after all the political issues were resolved.
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