German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful arrived in Kiev on 30 June for his first visit since taking office last month.
According to the German Foreign Ministry, Wadeful said upon his arrival in the Ukrainian capital that further support for Ukraine was needed.
“Ukraine will determine whether our Europe will remain a place where freedom and human dignity matter or a continent where violence shifts borders. Ukrainians are defending not only their country’s freedom and sovereignty, but also Europe’s security and freedom from Putin’s aggression… we will continue to stand firmly with Ukraine so that it can continue to defend itself successfully – with modern air defence and other weapons, humanitarian and economic aid,” the minister said.
He added that the actions of Russian leader Vladimir Putin “should serve as an urgent warning” for Germany and that “the ideology of imperialism that Putin leads is the biggest threat to security in Germany and Europe.”