Germany has prepared a new package of military equipment for Ukraine worth 2.7 billion euros, the largest since the Russian invasion, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday, Reuters reports.
The package will include 20 Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 30 Leopard 1 tanks, 15 Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, 200 reconnaissance drones, four additional Iris-T anti-aircraft systems including ammunition, additional artillery ammunition, and more than 200 armored fighting and logistical support vehicles. , writes the German publication, Reuters reports.
According to Der Spiegel, this package will be announced in parallel with the presentation of the Charlemagne Award to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Aachen on Sunday, as a symbol of Berlin’s solidarity with Kyiv.
There is speculation that the Ukrainian president may attend the event after German police announced increased security measures in the area throughout Sunday.
As “Ukrainian Pravda” reports, there is no official confirmation, but there is information that Zelensky will arrive in Italy on Saturday.
The German press has already reported that Zelenskyi will go to Germany for the first time since the beginning of the war at the invitation of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz was supposed to officially receive Zelensky the next day, but the Kyiv leader allegedly canceled his visit due to a leak.
In early May, Kyiv announced that Ukrainian officials consider the announcement of Zelensky’s visit to Germany “irresponsible,” Reuters writes.
Berlin’s Tagesspiegel newspaper reported that Scholz would receive Zelensky with military honors before flying to Aachen in western Germany.
Since the beginning of the war, Volodymyr Zelenskyi has visited only a few countries in recent months. He visited the USA, France, Poland, Great Britain, Finland, his visits will be announced upon arrival in the respective countries due to increased security risks.
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