Zelensky arrives in Germany as Ukraine prepares counter-offensive FMTNews FMTWorld
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s schedule for Germany has not yet been officially confirmed.
Ukrainian forces have been training a new contingent of forces and stockpiling western-supplied munitions and hardware that analysts say will be key to reclaiming territory captured by Russia. He may also head to the western German city of Aachen, which this year is awarding him and the Ukrainian people the Charlemagne prize – an honour awarded for efforts to foster European unity.
A meeting with the European leaders could help prepare the ground ahead of an EU summit in Reykjavik next Tuesday, followed by the G7 gathering of world leaders in Hiroshima, Japan.Zelensky’s visit rounds off over a year of choppy relations with Germany, which is now one of Ukraine’s biggest armaments suppliers, but only after much pressure from Kyiv.
Early on in the conflict, Kyiv had accused Germany of being too accommodating to Russian president Vladimir Putin, while Berlin’s reliance on Russian energy had proved tricky. The medium-range Iris-T missile defence system from Germany is also helping to bolster Ukraine’s protection against Russian strikes, Kyiv has said.On the frontline, near the eastern flashpoint town of Bakhmut, both sides claimed to be making progress.
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