Germany’s Chief of Defence General Carsten Breuer for talks at the Pentagon
Germany’s Chief of Defence General Carsten Breuer met the acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Christopher W. Grady during yesterday’s working visit to the Pentagon. Topics of discussion included among others the current threat situation in Europe, as well as the situation on the front in Ukraine and the training of Ukrainian soldiers.
Next UDCG meeting led by Germany and the UK is coming up
SPIEGEL reports that the next meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) will take place at NATO headquarters in Brussels on the 11th of April. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also confirmed the meeting in an evening speech, but without giving a specific date. Since the withdrawal of the USA, Great Britain and Germany co-lead the UDCG.
Germany supports the repair of damaged Ukrainian energy infrastructure
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action will contribute another €7.27 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund via the German state-owned development bank KfW for the repair of damaged Ukrainian energy infrastructure. This was announced by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in a press release.
Scholz: Strong Ukrainian army at the centre of peacekeeping
According to the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a strong Ukrainian army, equipped by partner countries, must be at the centre of peacekeeping in Ukraine. Scholz stated this after an Ukraine summit in Paris. At the moment, however, Russia is not interested in real peace, according to Scholz.
Singen supports Kobeliaky
With funding from the German government, the city of Singen has delivered a complete multi-sports facility worth €60,000 to its Ukrainian twin city Kobeliaky. In addition, Singen also donated a further tranche of school desks and chairs to further equip two schools in Kobeliaky. This was announced on Singen’s city website.
