President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, the press service of the head of state reports.

During the conversation, the President thanked Scholz for the latest defense aid package worth more than EUR1 billion.

“What we have agreed on in Granada is that all these agreements are being implemented. I am very grateful for the recent defense package, which, in particular, provides for the transfer of IRIS-T, Patriot and missiles for them, which are critical to our resilience this winter,” Zelenskyy said.

The President also informed Scholz about the situation at the front and the unsuccessful attempts of an offensive by Russian troops, in particular about the catastrophic enemy losses near Avdiyivka in Donetsk region.

The parties also discussed the situation in the Middle East and agreed on the need to prevent the escalation of violence and the spread of war. Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the Chancellor for the fact that despite the situation in the Middle East, Germany does not reduce its support for Ukraine.

In addition, the President informed his interlocutor about the progress of the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula and, in particular, preparations for the next meeting at the level of national security advisers of state leaders, which will take place in Malta at the end of the month. He noted that Ukraine counts on the participation of a representative of Germany in this meeting.

Zelenskyy also emphasized that he expects the next conference on the restoration of Ukraine to be successfully held in Germany in November.

The President also spoke about the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of laws necessary to implement the recommendations of the European Commission in order to begin negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU.