Christina LambrechtBERLIN, Apr 3 German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht said on ARD TV, that Berlin is making «consistent and constant» arms deliveries to Ukraine, intends to consider all requests from Kyiv. «It is important for us to supply weapons after we made this decision, which was not an easy decision … We don't talk about it because we don't want to, in order for these shipments to be targeted, Ukraine also clearly asks us not to talk about it, so that the enemy does not know what is available and what is not… But we make consistent and constant deliveries,» the politician said.
Germany refused to supply 100 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, the media reported, the minister added that Berlin would continue to constantly consider all requests from Kyiv. «We will continue to constantly check everything that is requested: can we deliver it, what conditions are created in order to support Ukraine,» Lambrecht said. euros for delivery to Ukraine, including grenade launchers and drones. The decision to start deliveries should be made by the German government. The list includes about 200 items. Among them are 2,650 Matador-type RPGs totaling 13 million euros, 18 reconnaissance UAVs, mortars, automatic cannons, 3,000 night vision devices, thousands of body armor and helmets. In addition, the list includes eight ground-based radio tracking systems, airspace control systems, armored vehicles — from buses to SUVs. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
