Ukrainian President Zelensky visited Italy, Germany, and other countries for the first time since Russia's military invasion, stating that "we can determine Russia's defeat in the coming moment," and expressed confidence that the reversal offensive would succeed against the backdrop of Western military support.
President Zelensky of Ukraine visited Italy, the Vatican and Germany one after another from the 13th to the 14th.
On the 14th, Prime Minister Abe held a meeting with Chancellor Scholz in Germany, and at a joint press conference after the meeting, he stated, "I would like to emphasize that Germany's assistance will save the lives of the Ukrainian people," and expressed his gratitude for the support that has been provided so far, including the provision of weapons.
In response, Chancellor Scholz replied, "Germany will continue to support Ukraine," and expressed his intention to continue to support Ukraine.
The German government has announced new military assistance worth about 4000 billion yen in Japan yen to coincide with President Zelensky's visit, and is poised to support the reversal offensive.
Italy, which visited Germany earlier, also announced that it would provide military assistance as much as necessary, and President Zelensky expressed confidence that the reverse offensive would succeed with Western military support, saying, "Now is the time to end this war, and we can decide the defeat of Russia in this year."
On the other hand, regarding the reversal offensive, he said, "We will not attack Russia," and emphasized that it was only to retake territory.
He also stated that "we are working on the creation of a fighter alliance and visiting European capitals," bearing in mind the F-16 fighter jets that the United States has not responded to, and clarified that he is also calling on Germany to provide fighter jets.
In response, Chancellor Scholz declined to say whether he would provide the fund in the future.