However, the German Foreign Ministry stated that Germany and its partners “will do everything so that Ukraine can win”.
“We don’t know if Ukraine will win the war. The reality is harsh.” This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Analena Burbok, however promising that Germany and its partners “will do everything so that Ukraine can win”. The minister also warned about the possibility of the war continuing in 2023.
Ukraine “has been fighting for six months for its freedom and for peace, but it is also fighting for the European peace order,” Mrs. Burbock emphasized in an interview on the second channel of German public television ZDF, on the occasion of the anniversary of its independence country.
Ukraine’s Independence Day is “a wake-up call” to review how the country can be further supported, the minister added, noting, however, that handing over arms remains a “fine line” for Germanydue to the shortcomings of the Bundeswehr itself.
Burbock also admitted that in Berlin’s relations with the Baltic and Eastern European countries “a lot of damage has been done”, but he attributed it mainly to the policy pursued in previous years, especially regarding the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline. “We did not listen to the concerns of our friends,” he said.
The foreign minister also said that no one is in a position to predict how long a war will last, which, she said, it can continue next year.
“Thankfully Vladimir Putin’s crazy plan has so far failed. He aimed to occupy Ukraine in a few days and overthrow the Zelenskyi government,” Burbok emphasized and pointed out that it is a mistake to hold talks with the Russian government to end the war, while asserting that by February 24 everything had been done in order for the war to be prevented by diplomatic means.
“President Putin has decided to destroy the peace talks here as well and six months destroys an innocent country”he stated.
On the occasion of the Ukrainian national holiday yesterday, support demonstrations were held in Berlin and other major German cities.
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