Germany to provide $1.22-billion military support package to Ukraine


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  • Friday, 16 Feb 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands at a press conference in Berlin, Germany, February 16, 2024. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) - As part of a security agreement signed between Germany and Ukraine, Berlin has prepared a further military support package worth 1.13 billion euros ($1.22 billion) that is focused on air defence and artillery, the German defence ministry said.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed the security agreement at a ceremony in the German capital on Friday, the same day that the Munich Security Conference was set to kick off in southern Germany.

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