In addition, the ruling coalition "Svetofor", according to the Ukrainian ambassador, "should play a leading role in imposing the toughest sanctions" against RussiaBERLIN, October 1.
/tass/. Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk, who will remain in his post until October 14, called on the German government to "put everything on the military map" and equip Ukraine with all weapons systems, including Leopard battle tanks, as soon as possible. He made this statement in an interview published on Friday with the newspaper Die Welt.
"The Federal government should put everything on the military map at the latest now and equip Ukraine without delay with all weapons systems, including Leopard main battle tanks," Melnyk said. In addition, the ruling coalition "Svetofor", according to him, "should play a leading role in imposing the toughest sanctions" against Russia. At the same time, the diplomat argued that the West's reaction to the current events in Ukraine is "completely insufficient." "Now very painful punitive measures must follow, which will really harm Russia," Melnik summed up.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request from the leaders of the Donbass republics for help. The West then imposed large-scale sanctions against Russia. Western states have increased the supply of weapons and military equipment to Kiev in the amount of billions of dollars.
From September 23 to 27, referendums on joining Russia were held in the DPR and LPR, as well as in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The overwhelming majority of their residents were in favor of joining the Russian Federation. On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions signed agreements on the accession of these regions to Russia.
