Howitzers, anti-aircraft guns, and missiles: Scholz announces new aid package for Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Germany provides Ukraine with a new military aid package. It includes howitzers, anti-aircraft guns, and missiles for air defense systems, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"Today we are preparing a new aid package, which is 1.1 billion euros. This includes 36 armored wheeled howitzers from industrial stocks, 120,000 pieces of ammunition, two Skynex systems, and missiles for IRIS-T," Scholz says.
He also says that Germany has allocated 1.7 billion euros to help Ukraine this year and 6 billion euros in the following years.
Scholz emphasizes that Germany is the second country among the partners in helping Ukraine.
Germany's position on Ukraine
Germany has become one of the countries helping Ukraine by providing military, political, and financial support. Berlin has provided several types of artillery, Leopard tanks of old and new modifications, IRIS-T and Patriot air defense systems, ammunition, vehicles, drones, and other types of weapons.
In addition, Germany announced that in 2024 it would double its military assistance to Ukraine to 8 billion euros.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also helped Ukraine with its European integration.
