Germany will provide Ukraine with additional military aid worth more than 2.7 billion euros (3 billion), including tanks, anti-aircraft systems and ammunition, the government said on Saturday. The announcement came as preparations were underway in Berlin for a possible first visit to Germany by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russia invaded his country last year.

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that Berlin wants to show with the latest package of arms that “Germany is serious in its support” for Ukraine. “Germany will provide all the help it can, as long as it takes,” he said. While Zelenskyy’s visit on Sunday has yet to be officially confirmed, it would be a sign that relations between Ukraine and Germany have improved markedly after a rocky patch.