“We support Ukraine, we provided it with financial, humanitarian and military support with the help of heavy artillery, air defense and, more recently, with the supply of tanks.

We will continue to do this for as long as necessary, ”RIA Novosti quoted Scholz as saying during a joint press statement.

Zelensky turned to Scholz and Macron with a request to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with aircraft and heavy weapons "as soon as possible."

The leaders will continue negotiations behind closed doors.

Earlier, Scholz said that the future of Ukraine is connected with the European Union.