Germany rejects Ukrainian request for arms deliveries


  • World
  • Tuesday, 01 Jun 2021

Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during his annual news conference at the Antonov aircraft plant in Kyiv Ukraine May 20 2021. REUTERSGleb Garanich

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures during his annual news conference at the Antonov aircraft plant in Kyiv, Ukraine May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany on Tuesday rejected calls for arms deliveries to Kyiv, after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Berlin for assault rifles, radio equipment and armoured vehicles.

"I am convinced the conflict (in eastern Ukraine) can only be resolved by political means," German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told journalists ahead of a video conference with his NATO counterparts.

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