German MP Marcus Faber pointed out that German defense company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) began constructing a service center for armored vehicles in Ukraine.
Faber underlined that deploying repair capacities within the country will boost efficiency and lower the time required to restore equipment to service.
Through this step, FFG will become the second German defense company after Rheinmetall to build its facilities on Ukraine’s territory.
Meanwhile, Sweden transferred about $5 million to the NATO fund to assist Ukraine. The money will be used to purchase defense equipment, fuel, medicines, and demining equipment.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on other European Union (EU) countries to enhance their support for Ukraine this year.
Following his meeting with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel, in Berlin on Monday, Scholz stated that “the planned arms shipments to Ukraine from most EU countries are, in any case, very limited.”
“I therefore call on our allies in the European Union to also step up their efforts in support of Ukraine. The arms deliveries for Ukraine planned so far by the majority of EU member states are by all means too small,” he said. “We need higher contributions.”
Scholz emphasized that by the upcoming EU summit in early February at the latest, there should be a comprehensive view of the contribution European partners will provide to support Ukraine this year.
