Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the new military aid package announced by the German government would be the largest since the start of a special military operation. This is stated in a message on the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian leader.
“Thanks to Germany for the largest military aid package,” Zelensky said.
According to him, Germany has allocated 11 billion euros for this and the following years. He said he would discuss the supply of fighter jets to Kiev with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
formerly Zelensky declarationThis makes it feel like Western partners want peace in the country.
Prior to that, Italian Prime Minister George Meloni statedRome will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary. The Italian prime minister stressed that Rome will continue to support sanctions against the Russian Federation, in addition to supplying weapons to the Ukrainian side.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.