Both he and his spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit have already repeatedly pointed out that Scholz would speak to Putin if he thought it was reasonable and necessary. 2/2

According to DIE ZEIT, German Chancellor Scholz is considering to get in direct touch with the Russian ruler Putin for the first time since 2022. The phone call is to take place before the G20 meeting in November, but has not yet been formally requested. 1/2

At a later stage, they also intend to manufacture 155mm ammo and spare parts together with the Ukrainian defence industry. 2/2

The Franco-German defence group KNDS has now officially opened its Ukraine subsidiary in Kyiv, called “KNDS Ukraine LLC”. The purpose is for example to carry out maintenance, repair, and overhaul work on for example Leopard 1A5/2 MBTs, PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery systems or Gepard SPAAGs. 1/2

In addition to the delivered and pledged military assistance, the Bundestag approved another nearly €400 million in additional funds for military assistance for Ukraine in the current year. 4/4

DELIVERED ⬇️ — 14 VW Amaroks — 16 ground surveillance radars GO12 — 2 TRML-4D air survailance radars — 10 MG3 — 61,000 155mm shells — 1,000,000 rounds of firearm ammunition — 2 AMPS self-protection systems for helicopters PLEDGED ⬇️ — ? FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS — 12 PzH 2000 — 16 VW Amaroks 3/4

DELIVERED ⬇️ — 22 Leopard 1A5 MBTs — 22 FFG MRAPs — 5 Bv206 ATVs — 1 Bronco ATTC command vehicles — 3 bridge-laying tanks Biber — 8 Mercedes-Benz Zetros tankers (water / fuel) — 1 Pionierpanzer 2A1 Dachs — 6 WiSENT 1 MC mine clearing tanks — 2 border protection vehicles — 112 vehicles 2/4

As we have reached a new month, I'm providing you with the usual summary of German military assistance to #Ukraine in the past month (September). DELIVERED ⬇️ — 3 Cheetah SPAAGs — 6 Hornet XR UAVs — 20 RQ-35 Heidrun UAVs — 12 Songbird UAVs — 20 Sonobot 5 USVs — 30 Vector UAVs 1/4

UPDATE 09/24 — In September 2024, Germany delivered the second-highest batch of 155mm shells to Ukraine since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion (61,000). Most likely just like in June, a large share of these shells originate from the Czech ammunition initiative.

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