Mr. Merz, without providing specifics, said Germany would supply Ukraine with more funding to step up domestic production of weapons, including those with long-range capabilities, and also increase shipments of military equipment from Germany.
Mr. Zelensky was visiting Berlin in a bid to secure more assistance from Europe’s industrial powerhouse, and holding his third meeting with Mr. Merz since the German leader took office this month.
The meetings between Mr. Merz and Mr. Zelensky underscores the chancellors’s efforts to reestablish German leadership among European allies in the face of weakening U.S. commitments to NATO, and the importance his country will play in sustaining the Ukrainian war effort.
At the news briefing, Mr. Zelensky said he felt that Ukraine should be invited to a NATO summit that is set to take place in The Hague this summer.
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On Wednesday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that Germany would enhance its assistance to Ukraine by sending more military hardware to Kyiv and boosting financing for the manufacture of weapons, including long-range ones.
The announcement was made at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a time when Europe has been forced to address the breach and the United States is withdrawing from the conflict.
Regards, Mr. Merz stated that Germany would provide Ukraine with additional funding to increase domestic production of weapons, including long-range weapons, and to increase shipments of German military hardware, but he did not elaborate.
Regards, Mr. Zelensky met with Mr. Dot Merz for the third time since the German leader took office this month while in Berlin, hoping to gain additional support from Europe’s industrial powerhouse. His visit coincided with Moscow and Ukraine vying for more weaponry in a conflict that is expected to rage for a fourth consecutive summer.
Mr. Merz and Mr. Zelensky’s meetings highlight the chancellors’ attempts to restore German dominance among European allies despite waning U.S. A. pledges to NATO and how crucial his nation will be to maintaining the war effort in Ukraine.
Mr. Dot Zelensky expressed his opinion during the news briefing that Ukraine ought to be invited to the NATO summit scheduled for this summer in The Hague.
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