German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called on Western allies to send a “message” to Russian President Vladimir Putin by renewing their support for Ukraine, as political divisions threatened to hold up aid.
Russia’s war in Ukraine was one that would likely “drag on for a long time”, Scholz said at a press conference alongside his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
Germany along with its partners in NATO and the European Union have provided Ukraine with billions in aid to sustain its war effort.
But the stream of support has looked at risk of drying up as political divisions on both sides of the Atlantic threaten to block new supplies.
In the EU, Hungary’s prime minister has threatened to block fresh billions in aid, when the bloc’s 27 leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday.
At the summit, the EU is eyeing agreements to give Ukraine 50 billion euros ($54 billion) more in financial aid, topping up a weapons fund for Kyiv by five billion euros and opening talks to join the bloc next year.
Scholz calls for Ukraine backing as aid wobbles
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called on Western allies to send a “message” to Russian President Vladimir Putin by renewing their support for Ukraine, as political divisions threatened to hold up aid.
Russia’s war in Ukraine was one that would likely “drag on for a long time”, Scholz said at a press conference alongside his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
Germany along with its partners in NATO and the European Union have provided Ukraine with billions in aid to sustain its war effort.
But the stream of support has looked at risk of drying up as political divisions on both sides of the Atlantic threaten to block new supplies.
In the EU, Hungary’s prime minister has threatened to block fresh billions in aid, when the bloc’s 27 leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday.
At the summit, the EU is eyeing agreements to give Ukraine 50 billion euros ($54 billion) more in financial aid, topping up a weapons fund for Kyiv by five billion euros and opening talks to join the bloc next year.
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