hello, i m nancy kacungira. let s ta ke let s take you straight to berlin where the german chancellor olaf scholtz and president zelensky are holding a press conference. he said he will continue to support the ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees ukraine as long as needed. he said more than 1 million refugees are ukraine as long as needed. he said more than1 million refugees are now living in germany. those are some of the lines coming out of that press conference where we are watching president zelensky who has been meeting with his german counterpart, the german president frank walter steinmeier and he has now met chancellor olaf scholtz and this is the conference they are holding. who will bring you more as they come in. let s cross to our correspondent jenny hill who is in berlin. jenny, what more are we hearing from president zelensky and the german chancellor? figs president zelensky and the german chancellor? , , ., president zelensky and t
hello and welcome to bbc news. the german chancellor, olaf scholz, has said his country will continue to support ukraine in its war against russia for as long as needed. he was speaking after meeting the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky in berlin. mr zelensky, has described germany as a true friend and reliable translation: this awful war has severe geopolitical - consequences for everyone. but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them, women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. our citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky called olaf scholtz a true friend and thanked germany for its solidarity. germany announced they would donate supplies worth $3 billion to keep. the trip comes after a visit to italy where he met the italian prime minister, the president and the pope. let s cross to our correspondentjenny hill in berlin. this seems like a setting
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air but a journalist has just asked president zelensky whether he really trusts olaf scholtz and germany. it has been interesting to see a shift within the social democrats, a lot of people who were initially very sympathetic towards vladimir putin and perhaps some would criticise being rather soft when it came to defending ukraine, they have really become very quiet. one leading politician here said they are so embarrassed they don t dare show their faces any more out and about. some of them still remain but i think that is why olaf scholtz is very keen to emphasise his support for ukraine and when you look at the size of the package he is offering today, looking at the ongoing financial and military support, it is clear when it comes to putting his money where its mouth is, olaf scholtz wants to make sure that germany is doing its best to support ukraine. wow thank you.
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