Meeting: Merz wants to "improve again" aid for Ukraine
The Chancellor wants to further increase support for Ukraine and is talking to partners. The focus is on financial aid and supplies for air defense.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to do everything possible to help Ukraine get through the upcoming winter. He will engage in intensive consultations with European leaders ahead of a meeting in mid-October to discuss how to improve aid to Ukraine. Merz specifically mentioned plans to provide concrete financial assistance to the Ukrainian budget and enhance air defense capabilities.
He also called on Russia to end its war of aggression and engage in serious negotiations. Kazakh President Kassym-Schomart Tokajew expressed support for freezing military operations in Ukraine to facilitate diplomacy and negotiations.
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