Germany, France and Poland vow to procure more weapons for Ukraine in a show of unity

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Germany has become Ukraine’s second-biggest supplier of military aid after the United States and is stepping up support this year

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, from right, stand during a red carpet for military honors in Berlin, Germany, on March 15.Germany, France and Poland vowed Friday to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up production of military equipment along with partners in Ukraine, promising that Ukraine can rely on the trio of European powers as it tries to overcome a shortage of military resources.

“He knows that he can rely on us, and we are renewing this signal for support for Kyiv from here today,” he said after the meeting. “But a crystal-clear signal also goes to Moscow – the Russian president should know that we won’t let up in our Scholz gave no details, and the three leaders took no questions. Macron reaffirmed France’s support for a Czech-initiated plan to buy ammunition and shells outside the European Union, but also gave no details.

“This is a serious moment,” Macron said. “A new era is dawning, and we’ll be there. And the fact that the three of us are united on this day, determined with the same lucidity about the situation in Ukraine and determined never to let Russia win and to support the Ukrainian people to the end, is a strength for us, our peoples, our security and our Europe.”

 

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