Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Germany this Sunday

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskywill meet on Sunday in Germany with the leaders of the largest European economy, who announced a new aid package for his country to face the russian invasiona government source in Berlin told AFP on Saturday.

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This trip will take place the day after Zelensky’s visit to Rome, where he met with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloniawaiting an audience with Pope Francis.

The schedule for Sunday’s visit is still unknown, but according to German media, the Ukrainian president will meet with the head of the German government. Olaf Schölz and with the president Frank Walter Steinmeier.

Germany announced on Saturday a new military aid plan to Ukraineof 2,700 million euros (2,950 million dollars), which includes the delivery of tanks, armored vehicles and anti-aircraft defense systems.

It is the most important announced package of Germany for Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, according to the weekly Der Spiegel.

“We all wish for the speedy end of this atrocious war of Russia against the Ukrainian people, but unfortunately it is nowhere to be seen. That’s why Germany He will give all the help he can, for as long as it takes.”said in a statement the Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius.

However, the Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, Andrij Melnykconsidered that it was not enough, and regretted that most of the promised systems “be old”, on Welt TV.

“It is disappointing to see that the German government continues to refuse to cross the red lines that were fixedespecially about the delivery of combat aircraft”he added.

Zelensky will also receive the award charlemagnewhich rewards a particularly outstanding commitment to understanding in Europealthough it is unknown if it will move to aachen (west) to accept it.

For the first time in its long history, the Charlemagne Prize recognizes with this reward that freedom and the fundamental principles of Europe They must defend themselves by force if necessary.”declared this week the director of its organizing committee, Jürgen Linden, in the daily tagesspiegel.

Source: Elcomercio

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