Recruits of the Swiss 21st Army Tank School carry out attack drills with a Leopard 2 tank in Bure, Switzerland, May 5, 2023. Photo/REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
This recognition was made by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrey Melnik in an interview published on Sunday (11/6/2023).
The request came after Moscow claimed it had destroyed several German-made Leopard tanks while fending off repeated attempts by Kiev to breach Russian lines.
Speaking to Tagesspiegel, Melnik, who was previously Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, said his country needed much stronger support from the West than it was currently receiving.
Melnik was dismissed from his Berlin post after a series of controversial statements, including his defense of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
He also frequently makes headlines with derogatory comments targeting German politicians.
Melnik once called Chancellor Olaf Scholz an “offended liverwurst” for his reluctance to visit Kiev.
“The Ukrainian army urgently needs more Western battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other armored vehicles,” he said.
2023-06-12 14:44:03
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