German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on May 15, 2025. Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Berlin seeks to provide Ukraine with security guarantees in conjunction with Kyiv’s other European allies, German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said this week during his first visit to the Ukrainian capital.
“What’s important is that, in the end, there are security guarantees that ensure Ukraine is no longer attacked and that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin no longer dares to attack Ukraine,” Klingbeil told reporters in Kyiv on Aug. 25.
