Scholz: Germany will send weapons to Ukraine, as long as necessary

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed that his country would continue to help Ukraine through arms deliveries, as long as necessary. Mr Scholz added that after his visit to Kiev last week, it was even clearer that Ukraine belonged to Europe.

“It is clear that we will continue to provide armed support to Ukraine. “We will continue as long as Ukraine needs our help.” said the German leader in a speech at the Federation of German Industries “DUI” in what is known as “Industry Day”.

“Ukraine belongs to us, it belongs to the European family.” Mr Scholz added that Germany supported the European Commission’s recommendation that Ukraine be granted EU candidate status and that it would work for the European Council to take a unified stance on the issue.

At the end of this week (June 23-24), European Union member states will discuss and vote on Ukraine’s European path.

If Ukraine progresses towards candidate status, the process for full EU membership could take several years.

Meanwhile, the German Chancellor said his country would continue sanctions against Moscow, even though they hurt the German economy.

“We are acting against Russia with harsh and unprecedented sanctions. Sanctions that work. Yes, these sanctions are hurting us and our companies. “But they are right.” said Mr. Scholz.

The German Chancellor was in Kiev along with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. The three top European leaders also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and got a closer look at Irpin, the city devastated by Russia’s brutal attacks.

Earlier, Germany, France and Italy were criticized by Kiev for not doing enough to help Ukraine in the fight against Russia, but the joint visit of the leaders of these three countries was seen as hope for Ukraine’s European future.

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