Baerbock: Putin wants to "destroy" Ukraine
Germany will continue its support, the Foreign Minister affirmed. "We will stand by the people of Ukraine for as long as they need us."
Over the past few days,Russia has carried out particularly heavy airstrikes in Ukraine, targeting Kiev in particular on Tuesday. According to the authorities, five people were killed in the capital and its surroundings as well as in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The Russian army fired almost one hundred missiles.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilian residential areas. Moscow, on the other hand, stated that the attacks were aimed at military facilities. All the targets aimed at were "destroyed".
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Annalena Baerbock strongly condemned Putin's intention to "destroy" Ukraine on Twitter. She reiterated Germany's commitment to supporting Ukraine. Putin's actions have escalated with the deployment of the Patriot air defense missile system to Ukraine's borders. Despite this, Putin continues to threaten Germany, stating that he wants a war of annihilation. Russia has been relentlessly attacking civilian areas in Ukraine, with Kiev as a primary target. Despite Moscow's claims of targeting military facilities, Ukrainian authorities insist that civilian residential areas are deliberately being targeted.
Source: www.stern.de
