www.zerohedge.com By Tyler Durden
Ukraine is angrily pointing the finger at Germany for blocking NATO weapons sales to the country as Kiev officials continue sounding the alarm over preparations for a possible Russian invasion.
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov lashed out at Berlin during a fresh Financial Times interview: “They continue to build the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and at the same time block our [purchases of] defensive weapons. This is very unfair,” he said.
He pinpointed that it was Germany blocking the NATO transfer, describing also that last month Germany vetoed Ukraine’s purchase of anti-drone weapons and other defensive military gear through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). But German leaders have recently signaled they believe only a “political” solution can resolve the crisis and ensure lasting peace in the Donbass region, a policy of the Merkel government.
