SVE NEWS & REUTERS.COM Sharing Series — Ukraine’s Zelenskiy heads to Berlin, Paris to drum up wartime aid

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz receives Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin, Germany, February 16, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen Purchase Licensing Rights

BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in Germany on Friday as part of a tour to drum up vital military assistance and sign bilateral security commitments as the war with Russia nears its third year.
The trip comes as Kyiv’s troops are trying to hold back Russian forces closing in on the eastern town of Avdiivka. Ukraine faces a shortage of manpower and ammunition stockpiles, while U.S. military aid has been delayed for months.
It will mark Zelenskiy’s first foreign trip since he replaced his popular army chief and reshuffled his military command, a big gamble at a difficult juncture in the war that he said was needed to face shifting battlefield challenges.
Germany and France were poised to become the second and third Ukrainian allies to sign bilateral security deals that would establish terms for continued support until Ukraine reaches its goal of joining the NATO military alliance.
“I am starting two important days. Meetings with partners in Germany and France, new agreements, and the Munich Security Conference,” Zelenskiy said on social media as he landed in Germany.
“A new security architecture for Ukraine, as well as new opportunities. We are making every effort to end the war as soon as possible on fair Ukrainian terms and ensure a lasting peace.”
The details of the agreements to be signed with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are not yet known, but Kyiv has said it wants to use the first deal signed with Britain in January as a framework.
London said that agreement formalised a range of support it has given and will continue to provide for Ukraine’s security.
It also created a commitment to hold consultations with Kyiv within 24 hours in the event Ukraine faces a future Russian armed attack, and to provide swift and sustained security assistance.
Kyiv says the security arrangements with allies would in no way replace its strategic goal of joining NATO, which regards any attack launched on one of its 31 members as an attack on all under its Article Five provision.

Sources from: REUTERS.COM

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