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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Kyiv and Kate Connolly in Berlin

German chancellor Olaf Scholz pledges €650m in military aid to Ukraine on Kyiv visit

Olaf Scholz holds a memorial lantern and Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a small Ukrainian flag as they walk side by side
Olaf Scholz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit a memorial to Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Monday. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Olaf Scholz has met the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an unannounced visit to Kyiv that was his first since the early months of full-scale war as he sought to reassure Ukraine of German support.

The German chancellor announced a military aid package worth €650m (£540m) during the trip amid doubts over his Ukraine policy at home and uncertainty over the upcoming presidency of Donald Trump and what it may mean for the war in Ukraine.

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