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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – The Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin welcomed the delivery of 5,000 military protective helmets promised by the federal government, but at the same time criticized them as a “purely symbolic gesture”. “It’s just a drop in the bucket, it’s not even a consolation,” Ambassador Andriy Melnyk told the German Press Agency on Wednesday. “Ukraine is expecting a 180-degree about-face from the federal government, a true paradigm shift.”
Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht had previously announced that Germany would supply Ukraine with 5,000 military protective helmets. This is a “very clear signal: we stand by your side,” said the SPD politician after a meeting of the Defense Committee in Berlin.
However, Ukraine is demanding large-scale deliveries of arms to defend against a possible Russian attack. Melnyk had spoken of warships and air defense systems. He had also asked for 100,000 protective helmets and vests for volunteers.
According to the Defense Ministry, Ukraine sent a letter on January 19 asking for equipment assistance, citing helmets and protective vests as needed. However, no specific quantities were requested.
Melnyk said the delivery of the helmets was “the first sign that the traffic light government is finally trying to critically question its absolutely incomprehensible blockade attitude so that Ukraine’s defense capability can be strengthened in the face of the acute threat of war.” At the same time, however, it is nothing more than a purely symbolic gesture, above all to calm the excitement in the Ukrainian and European public. “We don’t need tactics and manoeuvring, but courageous action by the Federal Republic, which is finally supplying Ukraine with German defensive weapons, which we need most today,” said Melnyk./mfi/DP/eas
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