Kosice (dpa) – Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has assured Ukraine of Germany’s lasting solidarity. A willingness to assist Ukraine and to bear burdens in solidarity will probably be required for a very long time to return, he stated throughout a go to to Slovakia. “We is not going to go away Ukraine alone in these troublesome occasions. We should present and are offering help – in humanitarian, monetary and in addition navy phrases.”
On the similar time, Steinmeier warned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to not underestimate Nato’s defence readiness. “Our democracies are robust and in a position to defend themselves”, he stated after talks with Slovak President Zuzana Caputova within the metropolis of Kosice. “They’re prepared and in a position to defend each inch of the alliance’s territory – and to take action collectively.” This unequivocable sign can be being despatched by the German and Dutch squadrons of the Patriot air defence missile system stationed in Slovakia, he stated.
This journey is a continuation of the German president’s visits to Nato’s jap flank. He has already been to Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in current weeks, and plans to go to Romania subsequent week. Slovakia shares a border of virtually 100 kilometres with Ukraine and fears for its personal safety. Located within the east, Kosice is the nation’s second largest metropolis and a hub for humanitarian assist to Ukraine, in addition to an arrival level for a lot of refugees from the nation.