Olaf Scholz said on Monday August 29 that he wants Germany to take over “special responsibilityto help Ukraine strengthen its artillery and air defense systems, promising that Berlin would maintain its support for Kiev.as long as necessary“.
The German chancellor’s idea, developed during a speech in Prague, is for Westerners to establish “reliable and long-term division of laborRegarding military support to Ukraine.
In this context, Olaf Scholz said that he could “imagine that Germany bears a special responsibility in terms of strengthening Ukraine’s artillery and air defense capabilities“. “Our goal is to have a modern Ukrainian armed forces that can sustainably defend their country“, he insisted, calling for more.”planning and coordinationbetween allies.
The German chancellor, who has regularly come under fire for his country’s alleged reluctance to supply arms to Ukraine, recently indicated that Berlin would supply Kiev with around 500 million euros worth of new weaponry, including Iris-T air defense systems. “We’ll keep this support reliable and top-of-mind for as long as it takes.– said Sholtz, assuring that this also applies to the restoration of Ukraine.which will be a multi-generational effort“.
On October 25, the conference of experts on the reconstruction of Ukraine will be held in Berlin, in which the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will take part.
Source: Le Figaro
