German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that in the coming months his country will supply Ukraine with the third Patriot system, an IRIS-T system, shells, missiles and ammunition. He said this in Berlin at a conference on Ukraine's recovery.
He promised that deliveries would begin in the coming weeks and months. Scholz called on those present at the conference to support the German initiative to strengthen Ukraine's air defence "with everything you can".
"The best reconstruction is the one that doesn't have to be done," he said.
Scholz added that the restoration and reconstruction of the country will require at least $500 billion. He believes that the security guarantees signed with Ukraine by Germany and more than a dozen other countries are also guarantees for business.
He promised that at the Group of 7 summit to be held in Italy in the coming days, he would advocate for "far-reaching and long-term guarantees for Ukraine".
However, the German Chancellor is convinced that private capital is essential for the recovery. Hundreds of German companies are already operating in Ukraine.
He pointed out that when it comes to rebuilding Ukraine, it is about rebuilding a country that will become a member of the European Union.