Kiev Mayor Vitali KlitschkoBERLIN, Jan 26Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko criticized Germany's decision to transfer five thousand helmets to Ukraine, calling it a «joke» and accusing Berlin of not understanding the threat that the country may face. Earlier, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that Ukraine needs «100,000 helmets and body armor» for volunteers who go to the people's militia. The German Ministry of Defense announced that they would supply 5,000 helmets to Ukraine, delivery dates are not yet known.German Foreign Minister urged not to confuse NATO territory and Ukraine»There are no words from the behavior of the German government. The Minister of Defense (Germany — ed.) Obviously does not understand that we are dealing with a well-equipped Russian army, which at any moment can start a further invasion to Ukraine. Five thousand helmets are just a joke. What will Germany give as support next time? Pillows?» Klitschko told the German publication Bild. Ambassador of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk said that Germany's reluctance to transfer weapons to Ukraine could affect relations between the two countries. Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned German Ambassador Anka Feldhusen and expressed deep disappointment at the position of the German government regarding the failure to provide defense weapons to Kiev. German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht said earlier that Germany supports Kiev, but arms deliveries will not help resolve the conflict. stated that the supply of each unit of weapons to Ukraine inspires «hot heads» in Kiev. Russia has repeatedly rejected accusations of the West and Ukraine of escalation, stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion, it does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Russia does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around Ukraine. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the US and NATO information hysteria over Ukraine is generously framed by lies and fakes.
