Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyMOSCOW, February 8 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky canceled a meeting with the Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock of Germany, allegedly because of Berlin’s position on Nord Stream 2 and the supply of weapons to Kiev, CNN journalist Jake Tupper said on Twitter, citing a “source close to the Ukrainian government.” According to Tupper, Zelensky’s decision is connected with Burbock's refusal to «declare that Germany would abandon the Nord Stream 2 pipeline even in the event of a Russian «invasion», and also because of Berlin's refusal to provide «directly or indirectly» any military assistance to Kiev.
Biden threatened to «put an end» to Nord Stream 2 «Officially it was described as a scheduling error, but it was not — it was (done — ed.) on purpose, a source told me,» the journalist wrote . At the same time, Tupper's interlocutor allegedly complained that many in Eastern Europe and Kiev are increasingly considering Germany «rather as an ally of Russia than an ally of the West.» About Burbock's visit to Ukraine on February 7-8 and negotiations with Zelensky and the head Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba last Friday said the representative of the German Foreign Ministry Andrea Sasse. On the eve it became known that the planned negotiations will not take place. According to the German news channel N24, the meeting was canceled at the initiative of the Ukrainian side. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister later said that the meeting between Burbock and Zelensky would not take place due to the busy schedule of the head of state, this is not a political signal. The German minister herself said that the meetings are not an end in themselves. She added that the change in the program of her visit is due to the cancellation of the arrival of French colleague Jean-Yves Le Drian, since it was initially assumed that the ministers would visit Ukraine together. Recently, Kiev and Western states have been constantly claiming that Russia is stepping up «aggressive actions» at the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Russia has repeatedly rejected the accusations of the West and Ukraine of «aggressive actions», stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. >Scholz appreciated the opinion that Germany is a greater ally of Russia than the West
