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Germany’s Scholz pledges $680m in military aid on surprise Ukraine visit

German Chancellor Scholz visit to Ukraine is his second since Russia's full-scale invasion nearly three years ago, and comes amid uncertainty before President-elect Donald Trump taking the reins at the White House [File: Lisi Niesner/Reuters]

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged additional military support worth $680m to Ukraine in an unannounced visit to Kyiv after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought security guarantees from NATO to defend itself amid steady Russian advances.

In a statement announcing his visit on Monday, Scholz said the military aid will be delivered this month, amid Ukraine’s renewed effort to defend its territory, about 20 percent of which has been occupied by Russia.

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