Zelenskyy and German Foreign Minister discuss situation on the front and Ukraine's air defence capabilities – video
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, have discussed the situation on the front in Ukraine and the needs of the Ukrainian military, including additional air defence capabilities.
Source: President Zelenskyy on X, following a meeting with Baerbock on 21 May, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Zelenskyy thanked Germany for the aid it continues to send to Ukraine in its fight for its independence.
I welcomed German Foreign Minister @ABaerbock on her seventh visit to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 21, 2024
I spoke about the frontline situation and Ukraine’s key defense needs. We discussed the joint initiative of German foreign and defense ministers to find… pic.twitter.com/BtuMLtHFqW
"I spoke about the frontline situation and Ukraine’s key defense needs. We discussed the joint initiative of German foreign and defense ministers to find additional Patriot and other air defense systems for Ukraine," Zelenskyy wrote on X.
Background:
- Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, has stressed that Germany has no concerns over the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy even though Ukraine cannot hold presidential elections under martial law.
- A German initiative to strengthen Ukraine's air defence has raised almost a billion euros.
- Baerbock said she has had to cancel her visit to the city of Kharkiv planned within her trip to Ukraine on 21 May due to the current security situation.
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