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German Defense Minister Pistorius made a harsh statement about President Putin.

BERLIN, 7 February – RIA Novosti. Visiting Kiev on Tuesday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius spoke harshly about Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with Bild newspaper and said the world would be a better place without him.

Answering a reporter’s question, Pistorius replied, “Without a doubt and absolutely absolutely.”

Pistorius’ study trip to Ukraine was not disclosed. According to media reports, he was supposed to arrive in Poland on Wednesday. Later, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov published a joint photo with a German colleague and a Leopard 2 toy tank.

Earlier, Pistorius announced an agreement with several European countries to supply 20-25 Leopard A1 tanks by summer and more than 100 tanks by the beginning of 2024.

At the end of January, the German government announced its decision to transfer the German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Germany plans to establish two tank battalions. In the first phase, they plan to supply a company of 14 Leopard 2 type A6s from the Bundeswehr’s stocks. In addition, Berlin agreed to allow countries planning such deliveries from their stocks for the re-export of German Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev.

Pistorius, the new head of the German Ministry of Defense, took office on 19 January this year. This happened after Christina Lambrecht filed a petition to be removed from that position earlier in the year, announcing her decision after “months” of close attention to her person, who was impeded by the German media from fulfilling her mandate.

According to the German newspaper Welt, in 2018 Pistorius called for a review of EU sanctions against Russia. According to him, they damaged the country’s economy and strengthened Russia’s position. He was also a member of the German-Russian Friendship Group, created in cooperation with the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, and studied Russian. Pistorius harshly criticized Russia’s special operation in Ukraine.

Source: Ria

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