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Germany to send field hospitals to Ukraine for possible Russian invasion
The German government has said it will send a field hospital to Ukraine within a month but maintains its refusal to send weapons to the nation so as not to escalate military tension with Russia, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Saturday.
In an interview, Lambrecht indicated that it would be irresponsible to send weapons to Ukraine, it would be limited only to sending a field hospital, as support, and that everything would have been co-financed only by Germany at a cost of 5.3 million euros.
He also assured that Germany had already sent ventilators and is treating critically injured Ukrainian soldiers in hospitals of the Bundeswehr Armed Forces.
He added that the German government will do everything in its power to help lower the tension of this international emergency. The stock of weapons would not be useful, since it ensures that this is the agreement in the national government.
Andrij Melnik, Ukrainian ambassador to German territory, today called for defense support again.
The ambassador reportedly urgently requested around 100,000 helmets and bulletproof vests for newly enlisted volunteers in the Ukrainian armed forces to defend the country.
Melnik declared that he will not tire of asking the German government and its opposition for help in supplying weapons and equipment to defend Ukraine.
On the other hand, the German Ministry of Transport considers that the sending of Russian soldiers to the Ukrainian border does not represent a danger for air traffic for now, for the time being they are not going to issue a ban on flights on Ukrainian territory, but it assures that You will be under evaluation at all times.
As for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which interconnects Germany with Russia, the Defense Minister ruled out the start of its operations due to the danger that it would imply in a possible Russian attack on Ukraine.
The defense ministry declared that it would be “absurd” to develop routes and economic cooperation when Europe “is on the brink of war”.
