The U.S. will send another $450 million in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, to help push back Russian progress in the war.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party had made the wage increase a key promise of his election campaign in 2021.
“Kyiv has no interest in any other form of partnership with the EU short of full membership, an idea suggested by French President Emmanuel Macron.”
Unusual for Mr Scholz to choose Japan as his first travel destination… His predecessors…went to China first.
“The murder of civilians is a war crime,” Scholz said on Wednesday.
Mr Putin claimed to be doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties.
“The leaders discussed ongoing diplomatic and deterrence efforts in response to Russia’s continued military build-up on Ukraine’s borders.
Mr Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats defeated Ms Merkel’s conservative party in a close call election in September.
Four German political parties are positioning themselves to enter coalition talks on Monday, just hours after a final vote count showed a narrow victory for Social Democrats.
Olaf Scholz of the centre-left Social Democrats defeated Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party in a close call election.
