President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky was received today in Berlin by the head of the German state Frank-Walter Steinmeier, with whom he discussed “the situation at the front and Current needs of Ukraine in matters of defense.”

In a message published on social networks after the meeting, the Ukrainian president emphasized that the cooperation agreement signed hours earlier with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz – under which Berlin pledges to provide military support to Ukraine in the long term – “a significant step towards strengtheningp” Defense capabilities of Ukraine.

“I am grateful to Germany and its people for their significant support for Ukraine.”

The agreement signed between Germany and Ukraine establishes csecurity obligations what Germany has undertaken in relation to Ukraine. The German state has promised to provide Ukraine with military aid worth more than 7 billion euros over the next ten years.

During the visit of the Ukrainian president to Berlin, Chancellor Scholz also announced that he would send new military aid package costing 1.1 billion euros, which will include, among other things, 120,000 artillery ammunition.

In turn, Chancellor Scholz noted in a message published on X (formerly Twitter) that the agreement signed with Ukraine is a “historic step” and confirmed Germany’s commitment to supporting Ukraine “in the face Russian war of aggression“

Germany pressured its European and American partners to take control of the country. stricter obligations regarding military supplies for Ukraine. Last week, Chancellor Scholz traveled to Washington to seek support from Kyiv.

Zelensky – who On February 12, he signed an agreement with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to promote bilateral cooperation on security matters, will travel from Berlin to Paris this Friday to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.

French sources consulted Reuters They noted that the planned agreement between Paris and Kiev included economic and financial aspects and this was not limited to the military.

He will return to Germany on Saturday to join other leaders at the Munich Security Conference, where he is expected to give a speech.

It is predicted that Munich Security Conference It will be dominated by conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and between Hamas and Israel.

According to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, officials from European countries that help finance the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as from Arab and Gulf countries They will discuss the future of Israel and the Palestinian people after a possible ceasefire.

The conference will be attended not only by the President of Ukraine and the Chancellor of Germany, but also President of IsraelIsaac Herzog, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Vice President Kamala Harris took part in numerous bilateral security meetings today as part of the conference.

(According to EFE, Europa Press and Reuters)