Kyiv [Ukraine], November 13: On November 12, Bloomberg cited knowledgeable sources to reveal that German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition agreed to double military aid to Ukraine to 8 billion euros next year.
If approved by parliament, this increase will raise Germany's defense spending beyond the threshold of 2% of GDP as committed by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO . The German Ministry of Defense has not commented on the above information, according to Reuters. Germany is currently the second largest military aid provider to Ukraine, only after the United States.
Germany's move brings a positive sign for the Kyiv government in the context that the European Union (EU) plan calling for spending up to 20 billion euros on military aid to Ukraine is currently facing opposition from some members. EU members.
Meanwhile, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said that Russia is preparing for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine. Therefore, the West must continue to provide security support to the Kyiv government to avoid the risk of a scenario similar to Ukraine recurring in other European countries. Latvia is currently a member of both the EU and NATO.
In another development, The Washington Post (USA) and Der Spiegel magazine (Germany) reported that Mr. Roman Chervinsky, colonel of the Ukrainian special forces, was the "coordinator" of the campaign to sabotage the pipelines. Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipeline at the end of September 2022. These are Russian gas pipeline systems to Europe.
According to well-informed sources, The Washington Post and Der Spiegel published investigation results showing that Colonel Chervinsky followed orders from Ukrainian officials. And Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky was completely unaware of this campaign. The Kyiv government has not commented on the above information.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
