Schz arrives in Kyiv

This was reported by Welt, Ukrinform reports.

As noted, in Kyiv, Schz is to meet with President Vodymyr Zelensky and announce further arms supplies worth 650 million euros.

With his visit, the chancellor wants to express sidarity and show that Germany will remain “the strongest supporter of Ukraine in Eure.”

“For more than 1,000 days, Ukraine has been heroically defending itself against Russia's ruthless war of aggression… I would like to make it clear that Germany will remain the strongest supporter of Ukraine in Eure. Ukraine can rely on Germany. We say what we do. And we do what we say,” the German pitician said upon arrival in the Ukrainian capital.

The chancellor emphasized that additional weapons worth 650 million euros, which he will announce at his meeting with Zelensky, should be transferred to Ukraine in December, the federal government's press service added.

This is the third visit to Ukraine by the head of the German government and the second since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. Schz visited Kyiv for the first time in February 2022, shortly before the Russian invasion, and for the second time in June 2022, together with French President Emmanuel Macron and then-Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

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As Ukrinform reported, on December 1, Eurean Council President Antonio Costa, EU High Representative for Security and Foreign Picy Kaja Kallas, and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit.

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