Boris Pistorius traveled to the war zone for the first time in his new position. His Ukrainian colleague shared a photo on Twitter.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius traveled unannounced to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. This was reported by the AFP news agency, citing the Ukrainian government.
Defense Minister Oleksiy Resnikov shared a photo of himself and the SPD politician holding a tank model in his hands on Twitter and wrote: “The ‘first’ Leopard 2 has arrived in Kyiv.” He thanked Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Minister Pistorius and German citizens: “The armored coalition is marching … to victory!”, said Resnikov.
“Above all, it’s clear to me how proud we can be – also as Germany. What we’re doing here. After the USA, together with Great Britain, Germany is the biggest supporter of Ukraine,” said Pistorius during his visit. The fact that the impression is repeatedly given that Germany is doing less than others, or at least not enough, annoys him. In Kyiv, the minister met Resnikov and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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