Kuleba praises Schz for enabling adtion of pro-Ukraine decision at EU summit

That’s according to Kuleba’s interview with Bild’s Paul Ronzheimer, Ukrinform reports.

"What German Chancellor af Schz did at the summit to remove Hungary's veto threat will go down in history as an act of German leadership in Eure’s interests," Kuleba said.

He is convinced that the chancellor won a lot at this meeting, in particular, sincere and well-deserved admiration in the hearts of Ukrainians. At the same time, at the outset of the war, the German leadership was criticized for the reluctance to quickly supply weapons, and later – heavy equipment.

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Currently, the situation is changing, and against the background of great fears that the USA may distance itself from Ukraine, Kyiv relies on Berlin.

Kuleba recalled that last May, during the campaign run in Germany for Ukraine's EU candidate status, his calls for Berlin to take the lead in the process remained largely unheeded. Experts and piticians in the German capital said that Germany does not seek to become a leader in this regard.

"I am glad that German pitical decisions have changed since then. I can only he that this also marks a broader and irreversible shift in Germany's approach to leading efforts to resve the most complex issues," the Ukrainian t diplomat said.

This also applies to security assistance, where criticism of Germany has also become weaker, in particular, thanks to the transfer of air defense capabilities. However, Germany is unlikely to deliver the much-sought Taurus long-range missiles, Bild notes.

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"We have many reasons to be grateful to Germany, from military aid to financial support, but pitical clarity on Ukraine's EU membership is probably the best Christmas gift from Berlin. Gray zones are no longer possible in Eure. Either paint the map of Eure in EU cors to guarantee security and prosperity for all Eureans, or Putin will paint it with blood and bring more suffering, instability, and destruction. I am glad that this week we all became safer and more confident," Kuleba concluded.

It should be recalled that this week, the Eurean Council supported the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the Eurean Union by 26 votes, despite fears that Hungary would block the move. The fact that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán did not participate in the vote was due to Chancellor of Germany af Schz, who offered that the head of Hungarian government have a coffee break during the decisive vote. In general, Schz currently acts as almost the biggest lobbyist for Ukraine's progress on the path to the EU, while simultaneously prosing reform for the bloc itself.