Pistorius: Germany is not Ukraine’s ally
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has refused to consider his country an ally of Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports
In an interview with the ZDF TV channel, the politician commented on a journalist's question whether the insufficient amount of military assistance to Ukraine means that the ‘united West’ is unable to fight back, “Firstly, 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."
Mr. Pistorius emphasised that Germany ranks second in terms of assistance to Kiev, ‘far ahead of others’. “We are doing what we can. The same applies to almost all other allies and partners," he said.
According to the politician, nowadays Germany is faced with the fact that the defence industry is not able to provide supplies in certain areas in the required volumes. “It's a matter of pace, it is impossible to endlessly influence the pace," Mr. Pistorius noted.
The German Defence Minister added that it is ‘difficult to predict’ the outcome of the conflict and called to make a stake on ‘the sustainability of supplies, despite any possible problems’.
