By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -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.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in Kyiv, Ukraine, for his first visit in 2 1/2 years.

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