The leaders of Germany, France, and Poland met to work on procuring more weapons on the world market and expanding weapons production in order to strengthen military support to Ukraine, which is suffering from ammunition shortages. It was agreed.
German Chancellor Scholz, French President Macron, and Polish Prime Minister Tusk met on the 15th in Berlin, the capital of Germany.
At a joint press conference after the meeting, Prime Minister Scholz said, ``Our common goal is to enable Ukraine to effectively defend itself against Russian aggression.'' In addition to procuring a large number of weapons, the three countries announced that they had agreed to work together with Ukraine to expand weapons production.
He also suggested that profits from Russian assets frozen in Europe would be used to fund the purchase of Ukrainian weapons.
President Macron also emphasized, ``The fact that the three of us are united and determined not to give in to Russia and to support Ukraine until the end will also be a source of security for Europe.''
Prime Minister Scholz and President Macron have clearly differed in their positions regarding military aid to Ukraine, but this summit meeting is intended to demonstrate unity.