Germany's Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil arrived in Kyiv to reinforce Germany's steadfast support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion. He emphasized that Germany remains Ukraine's second-largest supporter globally and the largest in Europe, and promised continued reliability. Klingbeil linked his visit to recent peace talks between US and Russian leaders that produced no results, and noted US claims of progress in separate talks. He urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to show genuine interest in peace and insisted that Ukraine must participate in negotiations. Klingbeil called for a ceasefire, reliable security guarantees for lasting peace, and said Germany is coordinating internationally and will fulfill its responsibilities. He will meet Ukrainian government, parliamentary, and civil society representatives.
"Putin should have no illusions that Germany's support for Ukraine could crumble," said Klingbeil. "On the contrary: We remain Ukraine's second-largest supporter worldwide and the largest in Europe. Ukraine can continue to rely on Germany." The Vice Chancellor's comments come after a round of peacetalks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not yield any results in Alaska.
Over the weekend, US Vice President JD Vance has said that major progress had been made in talks with Russia over ending the war in Ukraine and that Moscow was willing to make serious concessions. However the talks were widely criticized as Ukraine was not party to them. On Monday Klingbeil urged Putin to demonstrate an interest in a peace and added that Ukraine needed to be involved in the talks.
On Monday Klingbeil urged Putin to demonstrate an interest in a peace and added that Ukraine needed to be involved in the talks. He called for a ceasefire and reliable security guarentees for a lasting peace. "To this end, we are coordinating closely internationally. Germany will fulfil its responsibilities," he said. Klingbeil plans to meet representatives of the Ukrainian government, parliament and civil society during this visit.
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