Germany's foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday to show support for Ukraine, as the country faces a recent Russian push along parts of the front line. Despite being the second-biggest supplier of military aid to Ukraine after the United States, deliveries of promised weapons and ammunition from NATO countries like Germany have been slow, leaving Ukraine vulnerable.
Ukraine is currently trying to hold off a fierce Russian offensive along the eastern border in a critical phase of the war, now in its third year. Germany recently pledged a third U.S.-made Patriot battery for Ukraine, but Kyiv officials report a significant shortfall of air defenses against the Russian onslaught.
