UK prime minister Keir Starmer is in Berlin today to meet with German chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss a new treaty between the two countries, at the heart of which lies a defense agreement regarding Ukraine, reports The Guardian.

At a joint press conference, Starmer said this new defense agreement expands the “formidable defense cooperation” between UK and Germany “to face the threats of a volatile world together.”

“That, of course, means a shared resolve to stand up for the security of our people and the wider European continent—and that begins with our unyielding support for Ukraine,” the UK premier said.

“As Europe’s largest contributors to Ukraine’s war efforts, and as the nations with the highest defense expenditure among European countries in NATO, we know only too well the debt we owe to the Ukrainian people, who fight not just to defend themselves, but for the people and all the people across Europe,” Starmer said. “Today, we have reaffirmed our commitment to stand with Ukraine as long as it takes.”

 

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/aug/28/russia-ukraine-war-live-drone-attack-rostov-oil-depot?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-66cef8648f08b036ea3f3f8b#block-66cef8648f08b036ea3f3f8b (reports)