President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Germany’s newly appointed Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, who is visiting Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the President.
Receiving the head of the German Defense Ministry in Kyiv, the Head of State thanked him for his first foreign visit to Ukraine. Zelensky highly appreciates the unity and comprehensive effective assistance in the field of security, political, financial, energy and other fields that Germany provides to our state in the face of Russia’s massive armed aggression.
“Ukraine is very interested in supporting one of the leaders of the European Union, Germany. Especially at this time of difficult tests for us. We are grateful for recent decisions, for all decisions,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed.
The head of state especially noted the long-awaited decision of the Federal Republic of Germany on providing Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine and granting permission for third countries to transfer them to our state, which paves the way for the creation of an international tank. coalition.
The President explained to his interlocutor the situation at the front and the priority defense needs of Ukraine in the context of the escalation of the war of Russian occupation.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that in order to ensure an effective rejection during the new phase of Russian aggression, to protect the civilian population, Ukrainian cities and energy networks, it is necessary that Ukraine receives all the necessary weapons and military equipment as soon as possible. A number of practical measures are also considered to strengthen the protection of the Ukrainian skies and strengthen the defense capabilities of Ukraine with the support of Germany.
At the same time, in the official statement of the Bundeswehr in Twitter It is said that by the end of March, Ukraine will receive Leopard 2A6 tanks from Berlin.
It will be recalled that on January 25, Germany officially announced the supply of Leopard 2 tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and authorized their re-export to other countries.
And on February 7, the German authorities issued a permit for the export of the Leopard 1 A5 battle tank for the needs of the Ukrainian army.
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Source: korrespondent
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