Germany, which has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine in the face of a possible Russian invasion, offered on Wednesday to send 5,000 helmets instead, a move slammed as an “absolute joke” by the mayor of Kyiv.
Defence minister Christine Lambrecht said the planned delivery would send a “very clear signal” that Germany stands by Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia.
But Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said the helmet offer had left him “speechless”.
He accused Germany of failing to understand “that we are dealing with a highly-equipped Russian army that could start further invading Ukraine at any moment”.
“Five thousand helmets are an absolute joke,” he told the Bild Daily. “What will Germany send next? Pillows?”
With tens of thousands of Russian troops gathered on the Ukrainian border, fears are mounting that a major conflict could break out in Europe.
Ukraine’s calls to Western allies to bolster its defence capabilities have seen the United States, Britain and Baltic states agree to send to Kyiv weapons, including anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.
But Germany has refused to supply Ukraine with weapons, claiming this would further inflame the conflict.
Lambrecht said earlier this week that Germany would deliver a field hospital to Ukraine, and that Berlin has already provided respirators.
But Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has condemned Germany for its refusal to supply armaments to Kyiv, urging Berlin to stop “undermining unity” and “encouraging Vladimir Putin”. (AFP)
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“Five thousand helmets are an absolute joke,” he told the Bild Daily. “What will Germany send next? Pillows?”
Biden used the pathetic excuse not to sanction Nord Stream for the sake of EU/US unity. Could someone from the WH show where this fucking unity is. The Krauts have taken to humiliating Ukraine, whining about no energy sanctions. The Italians have been having meetings with mafia land today. Croatia have a pro Russian President who will pull all the troops out of NATO etc etc. Time for the US to tell the EU to shove your unity up your arse. BTW where are the proposed sanctions when Putler uses gas as a weapon? This quietly got dumped in the never to be seen tray.
Germany is either corrupt or paranoid to the core. They first push Yanuk, support Maidan, and finally put in reverse and support Putin. A sober person could not make up this shit.
Germanystan is worse than even I would have thought. That place has been in the process of turning itself into a trash country since 2015. It’s now in high gear. I hope that something really awful happens to the country, so I can have a drink on whatever it is.
GERMANY HAS NEVER EVER INVESTED ANYTHING IN UKRAINE AND NOW THEY DELIVER 5000 HELMETS! ITS AN UTTER UTTER UTTER DISGRACE! RETURN THOSE HITLER HELMETS!
I found a picture while they were trying to load them up. Funny, the shipping address was written in Russian language…..
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27 Muscovy “diplomats” have been booted out of DC. 😂
Dutch government ready to sent weapons to Ukraine. It will be not helmets any way! The delivery will be secret.