Zelenskiy advises Germany to help Ukraine and worry less about Russia

• Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to express unwavering support for Kyiv, accusing Scholz of being overly concerned about the implications for Berlin’s relations with Moscow.
• Scholz, like the other two leaders, denies the allegations.
• He has so far turned down invitations to visit Kyiv, stating he would only travel if he had something solid to announce.

Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to express unwavering support for Kyiv, accusing Scholz of being overly concerned about the implications for Berlin’s relations with Moscow.

Scholz could make his first trip to Kyiv since the start of the war on Thursday, according to Zelenskiy’s statements, which he made in an interview with German public television ZDF.

“We need from Chancellor Scholz the certainty that Germany supports Ukraine,” he said. “He and his government must decide: there can’t be a trade-off between Ukraine and relations with Russia.”

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The three European leaders will fly to the Ukrainian capital on Thursday, according to online magazine Focus, quoting Italian newspaper La Stampa, adding a precise date to a Bild am Sonntag story on Sunday that they planned to go before a Group of Seven summit at the end of June. None of these reports have been confirmed by Germany.

All three nations have been chastised by Kyiv and its western friends for allegedly dragging their feet in supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russian invaders in the east, accusing them of being tardy to send weaponry or prioritising their own wealth over Ukraine’s freedom and security.

Scholz, like the other two leaders, denies the allegations. He has so far turned down invitations to visit Kyiv, stating he would only travel if he had something solid to announce.

Scholz’s junior coalition partners have grown frustrated at home over what they see as flaws in his leadership on Ukraine, a schism that threatens to derail Western unity against Russia.

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