Ukraine President Zelensky Blames Germany For ‘Blocking’ Nato Weapons Supply

FILE PHOTO. Servicemen attend the "RAPID TRIDENT-2021" military exercise at Ukraine's International Peacekeeping Security Centre in the Lviv region, Ukraine. © Reuters / Gleb Garanich  

New York Ledger/Financial Times: Ukraine blames Germany for ‘blocking’ Nato weapons supply 

Ukraine’s new defence minister has blamed Germany for blocking the supply of weaponry to Kyiv through Nato, despite US warnings of a possible imminent invasion by Russian forces. 

Oleksii Reznikov told the Financial Times that Berlin had in the last month vetoed Ukraine’s purchase of anti-drone rifles and anti-sniper systems via the Nato Support and Procurement Agency. 

However, Germany had since relented on the first item after deeming it non-lethal. 

 “They are still building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and at the same time blocking our defensive weapons. It is very unfair,” Reznikov said, referring to the Russian gas pipeline, which runs through the Baltic Sea to Germany and bypasses existing supply routes through Ukraine.  

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Update #1: Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses Germany of blocking NATO weapons supplies (Al Arabiya/AFP)   

Update #2: Ukraine Lashes Out At Germany For Blocking NATO Weapons Supply (Zero Hedge)  

WNU Editor: Needless to say that Russian media is having a field day with these revelations .... German tabloid reveals who blocked NATO arms supplies to Ukraine (RT). More here .... 'Not Provoking Russia Doesn't Work': Ukraine MoD Whines Berlin Blocked NATO Lethal Weapons Supply (Sputnik).

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