Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN and former ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, who once famously called Chancellor Olaf Scholz an "offended liver sausage," urged Friedrich Merz to transfer 30% of the Bundeswehr's military aviation and ground equipment to the Ukrainian army.
Melnyk believes that a future governing coalition made up of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) should approve the transfer of 30% of Germany's available fighter jets and helicopters from Luftwaffe's reserves to Ukraine.
According to Melnyk, this would include:
The diplomat also proposes applying the 30% rule to other categories of Bundeswehr weapons. He called for the delivery of:
Melnyk also urged Merz to announce the immediate delivery of 150 TAURUS cruise missiles to Ukraine in the Bundestag and to ensure that this decision is executed without delays.
More broadly, Melnyk demanded that the EU and G7 commit to providing Ukraine with €550 billion in aid over the next four years.