German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv on Monday, December 2, for an unannounced visit and announced the provision of a new EUR 650 million military support package to Ukraine in December. Scholz reported this on X, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
"Ukraine can rely on us. We say what we do. And we do what we say. To make this clear once again, tonight I traveled to Kyiv by train through a country that has defended itself against a Russian war of aggression for over 1,000 days. Germany will remain Ukraine's strongest supporter in Europe. During my meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, I will announce additional weapons worth EUR 650 million, which are to be delivered in December," he wrote.
At the same time, Scholz posted his photo on the platform of the Kyiv railway station, he was met by Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Mishchenko.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on November 29, Scholz told Zelenskyy in a telephone conversation the details of his call to russian dictator vladimir putin.
On November 15, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a telephone conversation with russian dictator vladimir putin, this conversation was the first direct communication between Scholz and putin in almost two years.
Zelenskyy criticized Scholz's call to putin, calling it a Pandora's box and a weakening of the russian dictator's isolation. At the same time, Zelenskyy stressed that there will be no "Minsk-3", Ukraine needs real peace.
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