World News / 15 May 2023
Germany says Ja to Ukraine
The European power will provide Ukraine with more than $4.4 billion in military aid for its fight against Russia in its latest tranche of support for the besieged nation. But it isn’t wads of cash – the package includes tanks, air defence systems, and ammunition. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius made the pledge yesterday, just before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s first visit to Germany since the invasion. Zelenksy’s packed in a bit over the weekend… Before he visited Berlin, he stopped in Rome to speak to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who also promised financial/military aid. Zelensky also visited Pope Francis, gifting him a bulletproof vest with a painted image of the Madonna – a religious depiction of the Virgin Mary, not the singer… That might have cheered the Pope up, after he “lost his patience” and chastised a woman who had asked him to bless her baby. Her fur-baby, that is…
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