Germany’s Scholz vows to support Ukraine ‘as long as needed’
Al Jazeera
23-05-14 11:57
Germany will support Ukraine as long as it is necessary, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Berlin – his first since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February last year – Scholz said that Germany will stand with its Ukrainian partners to hold Russia accountable for its “misdeeds”. Germany announced a military aid package of €2.7bn ($3bn), which is its largest since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine and includes tanks, armoured personnel carriers and reconnaissance drones. The German announcement comes amid speculation that Ukraine might try to capture areas in Russia in order to use as bargaining chips in possible peace negotiations.