German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit, his second since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor nearly three years ago.

Axar.az reports that citing Reuters,the German leader will hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as announce the delivery in December of further armaments worth 650 million euros ($685 million), ZDF cited Scholz as saying upon arrival.

The chancellor's arrival comes shortly after his controversial phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which drew criticism from Kyiv.

Germany is trying to assure Kyiv of its continued support amid uncertainty surrounding the policy of the United States towards Ukraine and Russia during the second presidency of Donald Trump.