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‘A joke’: Germany mocked over plan to send helmets to Ukraine
Ukrainian officials and Germans bemoan Berlin’s offer to Kyiv in its moment of crisis, saying weapons are needed rather than protective gear.

Service members of the Ukrainian armed forces are seen at combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels in Donetsk Region, Ukraine
Service members of the Ukrainian armed forces at combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels outside the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, January 25, 2022 [File: Maksim Levin/Reuters]
Published On 27 Jan 2022
27 Jan 2022
Germany, which has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine in the face of a possible Russian invasion, offered on Wednesday to send 5,000 helmets instead, a move slammed as an “absolute joke” by the mayor of Kyiv.

German Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said the planned delivery would send a “very clear signal” that Germany stands by Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia.

But Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the helmet offer had left him “speechless”.

He accused Germany of failing to understand “that we are dealing with a highly equipped Russian army that could start further invading Ukraine at any moment”.

“Five thousand helmets are an absolute joke,” he told the Bild daily. “What will Germany send next? Pillows?”

The move was also slammed in Germany, with a meme circulating on social media using an image from a 2019 campaign encouraging young people to wear cycling helmets, with the slogan: “Looks like s**t. But saves my life.”

With tens of thousands of Russian troops gathered on the Ukrainian border, fears are mounting that a major conflict could break out in Europe.

Ukraine’s calls to Western allies to bolster its defence capabilities have seen the United States, the United Kingdom and Baltic states agree to send to Kyiv weapons, including anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.

But Germany has refused to supply Ukraine with weapons, claiming this would further inflame the conflict.

Defence Minister Lambrecht said earlier this week that Germany would deliver a field hospital to Ukraine, and that Berlin has already provided respirators.

But Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has condemned Germany for its refusal to supply armaments to Kyiv, urging Berlin to stop “undermining unity” and “encouraging Vladimir Putin”.

SOURCE: AFP

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/27/a-joke-germany-mocked-over-plan-to-send-helmets-to-ukraine?sf159145782=1

Germany won't take sides, they should know better... Once beaten, twice shy.

It's best for them, they are atoning for their ugly past

Loewe:
Germany won't take sides, they should know better... Once beaten, twice shy.

And parents keep sending their children to this same Ukraine to go study medicine.If war start nko?

Healthrelatedjo:
And parents keep sending their children to this same Ukraine to go study medicine.If war start nko?

Them go fight

Germany wants to be neutral. After all, Ukraine is not in NATO