Two committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine called on the Bundestag to review Germany’s policy towards Ukraine because of the threat from the Russian Federation. “It is impossible to achieve peace by appeasing the aggressor. It is not too late to change the approach. We hope for your solidarity and support,” reads the letter of the Committee for the Integration of Ukraine into the EU and the Committee for Foreign Policy and Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, published on Monday, January 24, on the website We are glad.
Members of the committees called on the German deputies to “politically reassess the situation and prevent possible negative consequences in the future,” while speaking out against the position of the federal government, which refuses to supply weapons to Kiev. “Your government, unfortunately, decided not to help us with equipment, knowing full well how much Russian troops have been modernized in recent years. We urge you, dear fellow parliamentarians, not to share this approach. Do you really want us to be poorly equipped? “, they said.
Kiev considers German aid insufficient
At the same time, the Verkhovna Rada pointed out that the completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline “makes the gas supplied through Ukraine unnecessary” and thereby increases the vulnerability of Ukraine, and also “endangers the energy security of Europe and Germany.” “Your further prosperity and security directly depend on the survival of a free, independent, democratic Ukraine,” the Ukrainian deputies wrote.
They also indicated that they consider the assistance provided by the FRG so far to be insufficient. “We appreciate the opportunity to provide Ukraine with a mobile military hospital. Sincerely grateful for any support, however, we want to understand – does this mean that you expect war, and this is how you define effective support for those who are most likely to be attacked?” they said.
Germany refuses to supply weapons to Kiev
The German authorities have repeatedly stated that it is impossible to supply weapons to Ukraine. In particular, on January 17, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, during her visit to Ukraine, once again refused Kiev’s relevant requests. “The position of the German government on the supply of weapons, given our restrictive policy of arms exports, is known, and this is also explained by our history,” she said.
In turn, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht noted that she understands the desire to support Ukraine against the background of the conflict with the Russian Federation, Germany does it in other ways, in particular, in February it will send a fully equipped field hospital to Kiev, “including the cost of staff training and financial participation of Germany in the amount of 5.3 million euros”. “There is a consensus in the federal government that the supply of weapons in the face of an exacerbated situation is currently inappropriate,” she said in an interview with the weekly Welt am Sonntag on January 22.
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