German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited Kyiv today and held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"We discussed with Minister Boris Pistorius the current situation on the battlefield, our cooperation, in particular in the field of joint arms production – everything that will help protect both Ukraine and our entire Europe," Zelensky wrote on his telegram channel on Tuesday evening following the talks.
He also confirmed that Ukraine had received a new, fifth military aid package from Germany worth €1.3 billion, as previously reported by Ukrainian media.
"We have received a new powerful package of support from Germany – defense support, one billion three hundred million euros. Among other things, this package includes strengthening our air defense, namely the production of new IRIS-T systems and missiles for air defense. Thanks to this, our cities, thousands of lives of our people will be saved from Russian terror," Zelenskyy said, emphasizing that Germany is one of the leaders in providing military assistance to Ukraine.
According to analysts, against the backdrop of a significant reduction in military assistance to Ukraine from the United States, the European Union and, above all, Germany, have taken the lead in terms of arms supplies to Kyiv.
In addition, Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of negotiations with Germany on a bilateral agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine.
Background. As reported, the US supplies of ammunition to Ukraine decreased by 30% due to the war in the Gaza Strip. Part of the US stockpile intended for Ukrainian forces was redirected to Israel.