German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, reports DW.
It is Steinmeier’s first trip to Ukraine since the Russian attack on February 24.
“My message to the Ukrainians is that we are not only standing by your side. We will continue to support Ukraine, economically, politically and also militarily,” the president said after his arrival.
His message to Germans at home, Steinmeier said, was: “Let’s not forget what this war means for the people here in Ukraine. How much suffering, how much destruction there is. The people in Ukraine need us.”
“It was important to me, especially now in this phase of air attacks with drones, cruise missiles and rockets, to send a message of solidarity to the Ukrainians,” he added.
The president also said that he was “very happy” to be in the country, and praised Ukrainians’ “courage, fortitude, and unyieldingness.”