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.
Germany has handed over another military aid package to Ukraine, including special-purpose vehicles and tanks, as well as ammunition, drones and surveillance radars.
Ukraine expects Germany to provide an additional Patriot air defense system and increase funding for defense assistance as part of Germany's budget planning for 2024.
Germany will support the government of Ukraine in collecting evidence of Russia's environmental crimes, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
As part of the international project for the reconstruction of Ukrainian cities #UN4Kharkiv, Germany will provide financial support for drafting a master plan for the reconstruction of Mykolaiv.
Germany and the United Kingdom believe that, even if Russia ended its war in Ukraine and there was regime change in Moscow, the trading relationship between Europe and the aggressor state would not be restored.