Independence Day is an opportunity to examine how Ukraine can be supported, said Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) to the ZDF “Heute-Journal” on Wednesday. However, new deliveries of weapons from Germany walk a “fine line” because the Bundeswehr itself is said to be inadequately equipped.
Baerbock admitted that Germany’s reluctance to help Kyiv has gambled away its reputation with its Eastern European neighbors have. The insistence on the completion of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline also shattered China. “By sticking to Nord Stream 2, we have not listened to the concerns of our Baltic and Eastern European friends,” said the minister.