(ANSA-AFP) - KYIV, DEC 2 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made
a surprise visit to war-torn Ukraine on Monday to reaffirm
Berlin's support for Kyiv in its fight against Russia. His visit
comes as Ukrainian forces are losing ground on the frontline and
amid fears about future US support once Donald Trump returns to
the White House in January. Ukraine faces a tough winter ahead,
with Russia unleashing devastating barrages against its power
grid. Scholz pledged additional military support worth 650
million euros ($680 million) to be delivered before the end of
the year by Europe's biggest supplier of defence goods to
Ukraine. "I travelled to Kyiv tonight: by train through a
country that has been defending itself against the Russian war
of aggression for over 1,000 days," Scholz said in a post on X.
It was his second Ukraine visit since Russia launched its
invasion in early 2022. (ANSA-AFP).
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