Scholz said he spoke with Trump about Ukraine

In the long term, Kyiv will need the support of Germany and "all friends of Ukraine" to finance the country's army, Scholz believes.

Maintaining military aid to Kyiv would be the right move by the Donald Trump administration, ntv reported on Monday, February 10, citing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who spoke with the American leader about Ukraine the day before and told reporters about it.

The politician indicated that during negotiations with the new President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, he campaigned for continued support for Ukraine.

"It is necessary to send a clear signal to the Kremlin ruler Putin so that he does not count on a decrease in support for Ukraine," Scholz said during a conversation with Trump.

At the same time, the Chancellor evaded answering questions about security guarantees and the possible presence of European troops in Ukraine without the participation of an American military contingent.

"The main role will be played by the fact that Ukraine's friends will have to guarantee that it will continue to have a very strong army, the level of which will be even higher than the American one," Scholz said.