Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, Andrey Melnyk, on Sunday blasted the lack of heavy arms supply from Berlin to prop up Kiev in its fight against Moscow, accusing German authorities of refusing to supply even “old” hardware to the country.
“German government cynically refuses to supply us even with old Leopard-1 tanks and Marder IFVs,” Melnyk stated in a social media post, branding such behavior a “disgrace that would go down in history.”
The remarks came a day after the chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk, visited Germany, apparently to rally support for deliveries of heavy arms. Speaking ahead of a meeting with German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Friday, Stefanchuk said that the speedy “supply of the most modern equipment to Ukraine” would help to bring “common victory” over Russia closer.