Scholz pledged Germany and EU partners would send more defence equipment this year, and German aid worth four billion euros in 2025, vowing that “we will not let up in our support for Ukraine”.
Scholz said he and the Ukrainian leader agreed on the need for a peace conference that includes Russia, but that peace “can only be brought about on the basis of international law”.
“We will not accept a peace dictated by Russia,” Scholz said.
Zelenskyy later wrapped up his tour by meeting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The Ukrainian leader has been seeking fresh military and financial aid from his European allies amid fears of dwindling support if Donald Trump wins the US presidency next month.
A scheduled Ukraine defence meeting Saturday at the Ramstein US air base in western Germany was postponed after US President Joe Biden called off a state visit to Germany because of Hurricane Milton.
Germany has been Ukraine’s biggest military aid supplier after the United States.
However, Scholz has rejected sending the German long-range Taurus missile system, fearing an escalation of NATO’s tense standoff with nuclear-armed Russia.
Source: CNA
