German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived Monday in Kiev for talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on security issues. And the channel “Ukraine-24” reported that Scholz, who is making the first visit in his new position to Ukraine, is going from Borispol airport in Kiev to the Mariinsky Palace, where he should meet with Zelensky.
For his part, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba pointed out that Kiev assesses positively that Schulz is visiting Kiev before his visit to Moscow scheduled for Tuesday. And she believes that “this will be the first prolonged substantive conversation between the German chancellor and the Ukrainian president, during which they will coordinate their positions, with which the chancellor will head to Moscow.”
German Foreign Minister Annalina Birbock paid an official visit to Kiev on February 7 and 8, during which she met with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba and visited Donbass. On February 12, the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed by phone the security situation and Scholz’s upcoming visit to Ukraine. Ukrainian experts consider the contacts The vital bilateral relationship between the two countries is evidence of Berlin’s intention to revitalize its efforts aimed at settling the crisis in Ukraine.
