MOSCOW, March 6 Volodymyr Zelensky said that on Monday he held a meeting with members the ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany — co-chairman of the party Lars Klingbeil and the head of the parliamentary faction Rolf Mützenich.
«Held a meeting with the leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Lars Klingbeil and Rolf Mützenich,» Zelensky wrote in his telegram channel.
Zelensky thanked Germany for its comprehensive support, receiving more than a million internally displaced persons, «leadership in the formation of a tank coalition through the provision of German Leopard tanks and contribution to the protection of the Ukrainian skies by transferring the highly effective IRIS-T air defense system.»
Earlier on Monday, the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that German politicians intend to assure Ukraine that it will continue to receive comprehensive support from Germany against the backdrop of a Russian special military operation.
Earlier, Russia sent a note to NATO countries, including Germany, because of arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West would have a negative effect.