German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said unemployed Ukrainian refugees must be encouraged to take up employment or return to their home country. "Too many of them have been here for so long, so to speak,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced new military aid for Ukraine during a rare visit on Monday that he said sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Berlin would stand by Kyiv for as long as needed in the war.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Kyiv on Monday. Amid fears that U.S. support could dry up, Ukrainian officials had criticized him for a recent phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin.