President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is confident that only after limiting Russia's ability to terrorize its neighbors can real peace be achieved.
Zelensky stressed the importance of preventing pro-Russian populist slogans in the European Parliament elections, as they pose a danger to Ukraine and EU countries.
According to President Zelensky, the global recovery of Ukraine will take place after the end of the war.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on international allies to support Germany's initiative to increase Ukraine's air defense capabilities in any way possible.
At the moment, Russia's biggest strategic advantage over Ukraine is the advantage in the sky: hundreds of guided airstrikes are carried out daily, and Ukraine's only response is air defense systems.
Germany will supply Ukraine with a third Patriot air defense system, IRIS-T installations, Cheetahs, missiles and ammunition over the next few weeks and months.
Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Germany to attend a conference on Ukraine's reconstruction, hold talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on defense support, air defense, joint arms production, and coordinate positions ahead of future summits.
In the European Parliament elections in Germany, the conservative CDU / CSU bloc received about 30% of the vote.
Citizens of Slovakia, Italy, Latvia and Malta vote for members of the European Parliament on June 8, while Germany and most other EU states will vote on June 9.
World leaders, including Volodymyr Zelensky, gathered in French Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings during World War II.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed expectations for the peace conference in Ukraine, which will be held in Switzerland in mid-June.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his permission to use German weapons on the territory of Russia in the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended the decision to allow Ukraine to use German-supplied weapons to hit targets in Russia, saying it was taken with caution together with allies.
NATO will protect every square inch of its territory, the German Chancellor said. He said that the Alliance has strengthened its eastern border due to the continued threat from Russia.
Germany may allow Ukraine to use weapons supplied by Germany to strike at military facilities in Russia.
On June 6, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive on a working visit to France.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala supported Ukraine's right to use Western weapons to strike at Russian territory, calling this position "simply logical" as Ukraine defends itself against Russian aggression.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that Russia is losing up to 24,000 soldiers a month in the war against Ukraine because of Putin's “imperialist megalomania.
French President Emmanuel Macron will make a three-day state visit to Germany, the first by a French president in 24 years, to demonstrate unity with Germany ahead of the EU elections and amid challenges such as the war in Ukraine.
Scholz is opposed to allowing Ukraine to use German weapons to hit targets in Russia.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz refuses to provide Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles because of fears of escalation in relations between Russia and NATO.
Biden is likely to skip the Peace Summit in Switzerland to attend a fundraiser for his campaign in California with celebrities such as George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
Zelenskyy says that there is an absurd situation where the West is afraid that Russia will lose the war and does not want Ukraine to lose it.
Diplomats are trying to secure the participation of the Global South in the Peace Summit for Ukraine by focusing on a narrow set of goals. More than 160 countries have been invited to the Summit, which will take place on June 15-16.
Putin supports China's plan to resolve the war in Ukraine, saying that Beijing understands the conflict.
The EU Council plans to approve a migration pact containing significant reforms to asylum policies, requiring EU countries to accept thousands of asylum seekers from frontline states or provide resources, and allowing agreements with transit and origin countries to limit the number of incoming migrants.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland will not discuss the process of ending the war in Ukraine, but will discuss issues such as nuclear safety, grain exports, prisoner exchange and the taboo on the use of nuclear weapons.
The Baltic states and Northern Europe have reaffirmed their unity against russia's "shadow war. " Sweden joined NATO, and the Baltic prime ministers promised not to abandon their support for Ukraine despite moscow's intimidation.
Scholz hopes that Arab countries, India, South Africa, Brazil, and China will take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, which could be an important step toward resolving the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.
Ukrainians who have a residence and work permit in Germany will be able to stay and work in the country, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.