“I doubt it. The intermediary should be neutral,” Putin said.
He mentioned Ukraine’s use on the battlefield of German Leopard tanks and the possible transfer of Taurus long -range missiles to the Ukrainian army (they don’t intend to do this in Berlin). At the same time, the head of the Kremlin believes that Ukrainians will not be able to launch these missiles in Russian territory without “Bundeswehr officers”.
Putin also claims that the probable supplies to Ukraine Taurus will not affect the battlefield, but will spoil the relations of Moscow and Berlin.
“Therefore, we are considering to date the Federal Republic [Германия]like many other European countries, not as neutral states, but as a side that supports Ukraine, and in some cases-perhaps as accomplices in these military operations, ”said an illegitimate president of the aggressor country.
The Russian Agency of RBC writes that during the press conference, Putin said that Berlin stopped contacts with Moscow, and therefore it was in Berlin that they should resume. The media notes that the Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Mertz previously spoke about the possibility of dialogue with Moscow, “if it is brought to the world.”
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Germany has supported Ukraine since the beginning of the war, unleashed in the Russian Federation. Provides humanitarian, political, military and financial assistance. As of May 17, by data The Government of Germany, the country has already provided and obliged to provide in the coming years only military assistance for € 28 billion.
