Selenskyj wore special details at Scholz meetings
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Updated on 05/14/2023 – 12:36 p.mReading time: 56 min.
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Day 444 since the beginning of the war: Selenskyj has arrived in Germany for a visit. The President of Belarus is said to be ill. All information in the blog.
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Selenskyj wore special details at Scholz meetings
12.30 p.m.: It has become a familiar sight: on his visits abroad, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands in a military-style outfit next to heads of state and government, who are dressed as usual in shirts and dark suits. It was the same on Sunday when Selenskyj visited Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The 45-year-old wore a black sweatshirt and olive-green cargo pants in Berlin.
The inscription “United24” was printed next to a Ukrainian flag on Zelenskyj’s sweater – that is the name of an internet donation platform that Kiev launched in early May 2022. As of Sunday, the platform has raised more than $337 million in donations from more than 100 countries. According to the latest official information, this was used to support, among other things, the development of the fleet of naval drones and all projects related to drones for the front. In addition to the military sector, the funds are now also used in the medical sector.
London: Russian troops unequipped for challenge
11:21 am: According to British military experts, the Russian invading forces in Ukraine are in a miserable state and not well prepared for challenges. This emerges from the daily intelligence report on the war in Ukraine by the Ministry of Defense in London on Sunday. Accordingly, although the number of soldiers and the organizational structure is similar to that at the beginning of the war of aggression, the composition differs significantly.
As of February 2022, the Russian force consisted of professional soldiers, was mostly equipped with reasonably modern vehicles, and regularly trained with the aim of carrying out complex joint operations, the statement said. “Now the force consists mainly of poorly trained reservists and is increasingly reliant on outdated equipment, many seriously undermanned units,” it said.
Only very basic infantry-based sorties would be routinely conducted. Above all, it is unlikely that the Russian armed forces in Ukraine have managed to build up a mobile reserve to respond to challenges on a 1,200-kilometer front, the British concluded.
Left faction leader Bartsch travels to Ukraine
10:49 am: The chairman of the left faction, Dietmar Bartsch, travels to Ukraine. Bartsch will visit the country from Tuesday to Sunday, a parliamentary group spokesman said on Sunday. He is traveling together with the left candidate for the 2022 presidential election, Gerhard Trabert.
Chancellor Scholz receives Selenskyj with military honors
9.58 am: Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) received the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj with military honors at the Chancellery in Berlin. After a one-on-one conversation and another discussion in a slightly larger circle, there should also be a press conference.
At the end of Zelenskyj’s visit to Berlin, consultations in the security cabinet were planned for Sunday. In addition to Scholz, the committee includes Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (both SPD) and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens).
Steinmeier receives Selenskyj in Bellevue Palace
8:49 a.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj was received by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday morning. He arrived at Schloss Bellevue in Berlin, where he also signed the guest book after a conversation with Steinmeier.
