MOSCOW, Mar 22 German Ambassador to Ukraine Anku Feldhusen believes that in addition to providing Kiev with the necessary weapons, a «strong wall» should be built on the Ukrainian border with the Russian Federation.
«The goal should be to contain Russia … This is our goal. How to achieve it? The supply of weapons is one of the components … But there must be a very, very effective and strong wall on the border with the Russian Federation …», TSN quotes Feldhusen as saying.
In addition, she noted that it is necessary to provide the Ukrainians with the necessary weapons, and Germany will help the Ukrainian army, and will also provide other assistance, in particular, humanitarian, summed up the ambassador.
As reported earlier by the Yle portal, Finland has started earthworks to build a 200-kilometer fence on the border with Russia. At the end of November 2022, the Finnish cabinet announced the allocation of $143 million for the construction of a fence on the border with Russia.
Earlier, Russia sent a note to NATO countries over 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 does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect.