Ukraine wants German armor and submarines


In a verbal statement, Ukraine is asking Germany for heavier weapons due to the commission of war crimes on its territory. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs talks about heavier sanctions. Burbok.

At a time when the war in Ukraine is raging, with the attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear plant intensifying fears of unprecedented escalation, the Ukrainian Foreign and Defense Ministries have issued a statement to Germany calling for a further, heavier mission. , armaments in the country. In particular, they demand the deployment of, among other things, armored tanks and submarines to counter the Russian invasion, while at the same time talking about the commission of war crimes on Ukrainian territory by Russian forces.

At the same time, German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock, shortly before her departure for Brussels, where successive talks with the foreign ministers of NATO, the G7 and the EU are expected, said that “if the war continues, Russia should to count on further isolation “emphasizing that” the Ukrainian people will not be left to their own devices “. H An. Burbok also stressed that an additional package of sanctions could be imposed on Russia, this time targeting, as he put it, “Vladimir Putin’s center of power.”

Soltz: NATO involvement would mean dramatic escalation

For his part, Chancellor Olaf Solz yesterday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, calling for a ceasefire. In an interview with the German network ZDF and the Maybrit Illner show, he wanted to make it clear that there should be no direct NATO conflict with Russia. “Such a thing,” he said, “would lead to a dramatic escalation of the already difficult situation in Ukraine, which carries great risks.” Olaf Solz again defended Germany’s historic turn on the issue of arms deliveries to Ukraine. but also the need to set up a special fund for Bundeswehr, amounting to 100 billion euros.

As for the case of former Social Democrat Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his participation in high-ranking posts of Russian energy giants, he directly calls on him to resign from them, emphasizing that this is not a “personal matter”. As Olaf Solz characteristically stated, even after the end of the public office, obligations arise, from which Gerhard Schroeder continues to commit. As he pointed out, the German parliament will soon address the issue that has arisen regarding the financing of the office of the former chancellor in the Bundestag with money from German taxpayers.

And all this at a time when, according to a new poll by the infratest dimap Institute on behalf of public television (ARD-Deutschlandtrend), 77% of respondents in Germany fear that Ukraine will be completely conquered by Russia, while 69% express fears for the extension of the war to Europe.

Dimitra Kyranoudi, Berlin

Source: Deutsche Welle

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