By starting a state visit to Germany, his first as king abroad, Charles III on Wednesday evening praised the solidarity with Ukraine to defend “freedom” against Russian “aggression”.
The United Kingdom and Germany stand “side by side to protect and advance (their) shared democratic values”, he said in a speech in Berlin, at Bellevue Palace where the head of state German, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, gave a dinner in his honor. This fight “is embodied by the fact that we stand together alongside Ukraine in defense of freedom and sovereignty in the face of unprovoked aggression”, added the British monarch.
“Germany and the United Kingdom are today, also militarily, the two biggest supporters of Ukraine in Europe”, echoed the German head of state, referring to a Russian invasion which brought back “memories of the worst times” in European history.