Germany has signed a long-term security pact with Ukraine and pledged additional weapons worth around €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) for its defence against Russia. The weapons package includes 36 howitzers, 120,000 rounds of artillery ammunition, two additional air defence systems and Iris-T rockets German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin. The aid is a clear show of support from Berlin as Kiev prepares for a third year of war with Russia. Scholz spoke of an “historic” step. With the agreeement, Germany assures Ukraine tha…