Ukraine's Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius attend a joint news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Politico.eu: German defense minister announces €1.3B weapons package during visit to Kyiv
Germany said it will continue to stand with Ukraine, but still won’t provide Taurus missiles.
KYIV — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday bearing a much-needed gift: more military aid for Ukraine.
"I have the honor to announce a new package," Pistorius said during a press conference in Kyiv. It includes another four systems of IRIS-T medium-range missiles, 155-millimeter ammunition, and Panzer anti-tank defense mines, he clarified.
"Altogether it is a package worth €1.3 billion euros, and I am quite sure this will help you and your fight against Russian aggression. We stand with Ukraine reliably," Pistorius said.
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Update #1: Berlin Announces New Military Aid Package for Ukraine Worth 1.3 Billion Euros (Reuters)
Update #2: Germany's defense minister is latest foreign official to visit Kyiv (ABC News/AP)
WNU Editor: On the same day that Germany was making this announcement of aid to Ukraine, the German government came out with this announcement .... Germany freezes new spending as budget crisis deepens (Politico.eu). More here .... Germany freezes new spending commitments as budget woes deepen (Reuters).
This is Merkel's long shadow. Not that Scholz-o-matic would have done differently.
ReplyDelete1) Merkel shut down coal and Nuclear. She went with solar and wind.
2) Merkel invited in too many welfare cases.
Germany wants to cut benefits for refugees
November 7, 2023
"Germany is reexamining its refugee policy. With many cities overwhelmed by the number of migrants coming in, the government has now announced changes."
"Benefits for refugees are more generous in Germany than in many other EU countries. Conservative politicians have described this as a "pull factor" attracting refugees to Germany"
Germany: Illegal immigration set to exceed record high
October 21, 2023
"Police data released Saturday showed over 20,000 people entered Germany illegally in September, the highest monthly figure since February 2016. Politicians have yet to find a solution to the problem eight years on."
Merkel was such a shit.
Okay, she was alike any other liberal, progressive or Democrat leader. A BIG SHIUT. Say it reverently
Satanic cannibal murderer whose cult told cops the DEVIL would protect them because they 'made lots of sacrifices to him' is pardoned by Putin and drafted into army after serving just six months in Ukraine
ReplyDeleteNikolai Ogolobyak, 33, had served 13 years of his 20 year prison sentence for murdering the four Russian teenagers in ritualistic killings before he was released and recruited into Putin's army.