SVE NEWS & Reuters Sharing Series — Germany’s Scholz pledges to support Ukraine “for as long as it takes”

• Scholz vows to keep up economic, political, military support
• Wants expanded EU to include Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia
• Proposes majority EU voting on foreign, tax policy
• Wants Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria to join Schengen area

PRAGUE, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Germany will keep up its support for Kyiv “for as long as it takes”, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, calling for an enlargement of the European Union to eventually include Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.

Faced with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Scholz urged the EU’s 27 members to “close ranks, resolve old conflicts and find new solutions”, setting out his vision for the future of Europe in a speech at the Charles University in Prague.

“Our Europe is united in peace and freedom and is open to all European nations who share our values,” he said.

Germany had undergone a “fundamental change of heart” in recent months on its military support for Ukraine, he said.

“We will keep up this support, reliably and, above all, for as long as it takes,” he told the packed university audience.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen echoed the “as long as it takes” promise to Kyiv in a speech in Slovenia, calling for “a new strategic thinking” to uphold European values.

 

August 29, 202211:01 PM GMT+8

Sources from: Reuters