German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv
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Scholz is expected to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announce a military aid package worth €650 million to Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has made his first visit to Ukraine since the early months of the full-scale war in the summer of 2022. The visit was unannounced.
On Monday morning (today), Scholz was seen smiling as he disembarked from the train at Kyiv's central station, holding a large metal briefcase. Later in the day, he is expected to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announce a €650 million ($540 million) military aid package for Ukraine, to be delivered in December.
"Germany will remain Ukraine's strongest supporter in Europe," Scholz wrote on X.
The visit may have been aimed at reassuring Ukraine of Germany's support after Scholz’s recent phone conversation with Vladimir Putin.
According to a readout of last month’s conversation between Putin and Scholz from the Kremlin, the Russian president emphasized that any potential agreement on Ukraine should be based on “new territorial realities” and address the root causes of the conflict. Putin has previously demanded Russia’s control over four territories claimed in 2022, as well as Crimea, and guarantees that Ukraine will not join NATO.
Zelenskyy announced on Sunday that he was ready to discuss freezing the conflict along current lines, as long as Ukraine receives an invitation to NATO or equivalent security guarantees, as reported by The Guardian.
On Monday morning (today), Scholz was seen smiling as he disembarked from the train at Kyiv's central station, holding a large metal briefcase. Later in the day, he is expected to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announce a €650 million ($540 million) military aid package for Ukraine, to be delivered in December.
"Germany will remain Ukraine's strongest supporter in Europe," Scholz wrote on X.
The visit may have been aimed at reassuring Ukraine of Germany's support after Scholz’s recent phone conversation with Vladimir Putin.
According to a readout of last month’s conversation between Putin and Scholz from the Kremlin, the Russian president emphasized that any potential agreement on Ukraine should be based on “new territorial realities” and address the root causes of the conflict. Putin has previously demanded Russia’s control over four territories claimed in 2022, as well as Crimea, and guarantees that Ukraine will not join NATO.
Zelenskyy announced on Sunday that he was ready to discuss freezing the conflict along current lines, as long as Ukraine receives an invitation to NATO or equivalent security guarantees, as reported by The Guardian.
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