(Observer News) "War peddlers! "Liar!"
According to the German media "ZEIT" reported on April 30 local time, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock advocated the shipment of heavy weapons to Ukraine at a campaign speech on the same day. The incident was protested by hundreds of people in the audience, who used sirens and horns to disturb Belbork's speech.
Another speech event in Bell burke that day was also cancelled because the stage was sprayed with butyric acid by unknown people.
According to German media, the incident occurred during an election campaign in the city of Ahrensburg in Schleswig-Holstein (Schecheuxau), where German Foreign Minister Belberk, as the leader of the German Green Party, cheered on the platform of monika Heinold, the party's top candidate in Schleswig-Holstein. It is reported that the new state parliament of Shihe State will be elected on May 8.
The main theme of Belberk's speech in the city of Ahrensburg was to promote his political position of supporting the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine around the current Russian-Ukrainian military conflict.
Berberk claimed that strengthening the German Bundeswehr and supporting the Ukrainian armed forces was the only way to save the population, protect Germany and resist Russian "aggression."
"We want to help the Ukrainian people so that they can resist Putin's 'aggression,' which is a violation of international law." The Green Party politician said to more than a thousand voters in the audience, "If we do nothing, what does that mean?" Will a bomb fall one less? No. ”
Belberk gives a speech in the city of Ahrensburg
However, for Bell burke's remarks, many people at the scene did not buy it. They held protest signs, whistled, and held loudspeakers to disrupt Belburk's speech; many shouted in unison "war mongers" and "liars."
Many people could not stand the harsh noise at the scene and directly covered their ears.
The situation did not calm down until the police arrived. One of the people was barred from entering the area around the venue, and the police did not take further measures. The local police station later reported that about 150 people at the scene participated in the noise protest against Bell Burke, and the police sent nearly 90 police officers to the scene to ensure the smooth progress of the activity.
It is worth mentioning that in another speech event of the day in Belberk, the event stage was sprayed with butyric acid by unknown people, which produced a large pungent odor that would irritate the eyes and respiratory tract. For security reasons, the speech event was forced to be canceled.
According to previous reports, Germany is the world's fifth-largest arms exporter, and since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Germany has been repeatedly criticized for refusing to send heavy weapons to Ukraine. Previously, Germany provided Ukraine with defensive weapons such as anti-tank missiles, but always refused to supply Ukraine with heavy weapons such as tanks. German Chancellor Scholz is also under pressure from the Green Party, led by Foreign Minister Berberk and Deputy Chancellor Habeck.
Under pressure at home and abroad, Germany's position has shifted. German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht announced on April 26 that Germany would deliver Cheetah anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine, the first time Germany has expressed its offer of heavy weapons to Ukraine. Britain's Daily Telegraph said this marked a "real turning point".
According to the German newspaper "Le Monde" reported on April 25, the German military enterprise Rheinmetall Company has requested the German government to export 88 "Leopard" 1A5 main battle tanks to Ukraine, and earlier sources also told Reuters that Rheinmetall also applied for permission to export 100 second-hand "Weasel" infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
On April 28, the German Bundestag, by an "overwhelming majority" of 586 votes in favour, 100 against and 7 abstentions, adopted a motion on "full support for Ukraine", explicitly requiring the German government to ship heavy weapons to Ukraine. The weapons assistance mentioned in it included air defense systems, tank exchange programs, etc., that is, allowing nato's eastern countries to immediately transport Soviet-era tanks to Ukraine and at a later stage to receive German tanks as alternatives.
Bundeswehr Cheetah 1A2 (infographic)
Earlier, the Russian side warned the United States and NATO that its shipment of "most sensitive weapons" to Ukraine was "adding fuel to the fire" and asked the United States and its allies to "stop the irresponsible militarization of Ukraine" or risk "unforeseen consequences." Russia stressed that U.S. and NATO vehicles transporting weapons inside Ukraine should be considered legitimate targets.
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