During a visit to Germany, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed an agreement on security cooperation and long-term support between Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Germany with Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Germany is planning to increase the supply of artillery shells to Ukraine by three to four times this year and has recently handed over a EUR 100 million aid package to the country.
France and Germany share absolutely the same views in assessing developments Ukraine, and the meaning behind all the decisions made since war-start is to send a clear signal to Russia: Europe will not leave Ukraine and will help Kyiv to resist and win.
Germany will contribute to the restoration of one of the buildings of Karazin Kharkiv National University, which was severely damaged in the recent Russian attacks on Kharkiv.
Germany has sent a new military aid package to Ukraine, which includes air defense missiles, infantry fighting vehicles, radars, trucks and other equipment.
The second Patriot air defense system to arrive in Ukraine from Germany before the end of this month to protect the Ukrainian sky from Russian strikes.
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, who spoke at the Congress of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in Berlin on Saturday promised to continue financial and military aid to Ukraine.
Ukraine and Germany have launched the first round of negotiations on a bilateral agreement on security guarantees, with the Ukrainian negotiating team headed by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva.