Scholz gives reasons for delay in Germany's provision of aid to Ukraine
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Germany was weighing its decisions to provide aid or sometimes delayed them because of a "slightly different system” in the country, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at a briefing in Berlin on May 14.
At the same time, he assured that Germany's support for Ukraine was stable and permanent.
Scholz noted that Germany has provided Ukraine with weapons that it can now use to defend itself and liberate its occupied territories.
In addition, there are other components of German aid "that may not be as visible," the chancellor said. In particular, he recalled that Germany conducts training for Ukrainian soldiers, provides ammunition, and cooperates with service hubs for the repair of Ukrainian equipment in Poland, Slovakia, Romania, etc.
"It may not be so obvious, but successful defense also means that your weapons work, that they are of high quality, that they can be repaired quickly," Scholz said.
The German Chancellor also noted that the friendly relations between the countries are also manifested in public initiatives in Germany that help Ukrainian refugees.
"I am confident that there is a stable support in Germany for this course of support for Ukraine, which also implies that we always weigh (decisions)," Scholz said.
"The fact that we have been weighing or sometimes maybe a little bit delayed (them) is due to the fact that we have a slightly different system, but our support does not change – it is stable and constant."
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