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.

The chancellor drew criticism after criticizing his conservative election opponent as ‘unpredictable’ in dealing with nuclear-armed Russia.

Germany's Scholz defends decision not to deliver Taurus missiles to Ukraine on Kyiv visit Four lifelong friends from the UK recreated their favorite vacation photo over half a century later. The group chatted to CNN Travel about the experience and how they’ve stayed close over the decades.