President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
This meeting is the third one this fall, but the Head of State called it the most important throughout the entire period of full-scale Russian invasion.
The President presented the Victory Plan to Olaf Scholz and discussed key aspects of the Plan with the Chancellor.
“This Plan is a bridge to an effective Peace Summit that will truly put an end to the war. In other words, this Plan is not a substitute for our peace initiative, but a way to strengthen Ukraine's positions for achieving peace,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.
The Head of State thanked Germany and Olaf Scholz personally for the full range of assistance provided: defense, economic, political, as well as for participation in the first Peace Summit and support for the Peace Formula.
“Germany has helped us the most with air defense. And this is a fact. It has saved the lives of thousands of Ukrainians, and it gives our cities and villages protection from Russian terror,” the President noted.
A separate focus of the talks was the implementation of the provisions of the bilateral security agreement for next year, the work of joint ventures for the repair of armored vehicles in Ukraine, and the launch of joint arms production. Volodymyr Zelenskyy also invited Olaf Scholz to consider the possibility of financing the Ukrainian production of long-range weaponry.
The Chancellor of Germany assured that next year the Federal Republic of Germany will continue its military assistance to Ukraine.
“In addition, by the end of the year, with the support of our partners: Belgium, Denmark, Norway, we will supply Ukraine with another package worth 1.4 billion euros. It also includes air defense systems such as IRIS-T, Skynex, Gepard, howitzers, self-propelled artillery systems, armored vehicles, combat drones, radars and ammunition,” Olaf Scholz said.
