Pistorius refused to consider Germany an ally of Ukraine

INA-  sources

 Germany is not an ally of Ukraine and is not in a situation obliging to intervene within the framework of any alliance, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in an interview with ZDF TV channel.

Germany, according to him, ranks second in terms of assistance to Ukraine, "far ahead of others." "We are doing what we can. The same applies to almost all other allies and partners," Pistorius said, commenting on allegations that Kiev receives insufficient military assistance. The leader of the Republicans in the US Senate urged not to support assistance to Ukraine

In response to a question whether this situation means that the "united West" is unable to "fight back," the minister said: "First of all, we are not an ally of Ukraine. This means that we are not in a situation that obliges us to intervene within the framework of the alliance."
According to him, Germany is now faced with the fact that the defense industry cannot provide supplies in certain areas in the required volumes. "It's a matter of pace, you can't endlessly influence the pace," the minister said.

The head of the department added that the course of the conflict is "difficult to predict," calling for betting primarily on "the sustainability of supplies, despite any possible problems."

Moscow had previously sent a note to NATO countries over arms supplies to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. As the minister pointed out, the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine not only by supplying weapons, but also by training personnel in the UK, Germany, Italy and other countries.

The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that he did not see a slowdown in aid from the West 



source: Pravda