MOSCOW, 6 Feb. Readers of the German edition of Die Welt are actively discussing the statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow will respond to the threats of the West, which supplies heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine.
«Unbelievable but true: we are again threatened by German Leopard tanks,» said the Russian leader, speaking at a concert in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad on Thursday, February 2.
Users agreed with this statement and called on German chancellor Olaf Scholz to change plans for military assistance to Ukraine.
“Based on our historical past of the Second World War, I am against German tanks moving East again. It was called “never again.” This is a conflict between two post-Soviet states, neither Germany nor NATO are being attacked and threatened,” wrote one of the participants in the discussion.
«No military aid to Ukraine! Better send diplomats,» another supported.
«It is in our interests to return to normal relations with Russia as soon as possible,» a third user said.
«NATO needs to stop expanding to the East,» another user shared his opinion.
"Unfortunately, "Minsk-2" served only to arm Ukraine and buy it time,” another reader concluded.
Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022. President Vladimir Putin called it the goal of protecting people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years. For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for bloody crimes against civilians in Donbass. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains military equipment for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to another state.