BERLIN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is currently on a visit to Germany, said that Kyiv had no plans to attack Russian territories.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, who is currently on a visit to Germany, said that Kyiv had no plans to attack Russian territory.Zelensky made the remarks on Sunday after talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as reported by the BBC.
Scholz promised to support Ukraine "for as long as it is necessary" and pledged to provide 2.7 billion euros worth of armaments, including new anti-aircraft systems and the cutting-edge German Leopard tanks.
"The largest since the beginning of the full-scale aggression" by Russia in February 2022, according to President Zelensky, is the next tranche.
Later on Sunday, he drove to Aachen in western Germany to accept the esteemed Charlemagne Prize bestowed to him and the Ukrainian people this year. According to the BBC, the award is granted for initiatives to promote European unity.
At the prize ceremony, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen remarked, "Ukraine embodies everything the European idea is living for: the courage of convictions, the fight for values and freedom, the commitment to peace and unity."
Bill Clinton, Pope Francis, and Winston Churchill are some of the previous winners. Zelensky's comments coincided with Moscow's ongoing denials that Ukraine has ever struck Russian targets, including a rumoured drone strike on the Kremlin earlier this month.
Although it has refuted the charges, Ukraine has emphasised that it has the legal authority to employ force and other measures to completely liberate its areas that are currently under Russian control.
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