German foreign minister urges European allies to step up support for Ukraine

Germany's foreign minister said on Thursday that more support is urgently needed from other European countries to support Ukraine against Russia's unrelenting attacks.

Minister Johann Wadephul said in a speech in Berlin that Germany this year had become Ukraine's biggest supporter in terms of military and other assistance, adding that "more allies, more allies in Europe, need to urgently step up".

He spoke at an event hosting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.