German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday promised further military aid for Kiev worth €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin. The package includes air defence systems, artillery and drones, Scholz said, calling the assistance a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that “Germany continues to stand firmly on Ukraine’s side.” “Playing for time will not work,” the chancellor added, as Kiev’s conflict with Russia stretches into a third winter since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. “We will not let up in our support for Ukrai…