Deputy Calls for End to Arms Supply to Ukraine, Cites Corruption Scandal

Deputy Stefan Cotre stated that Germany should cease supplying weapons to Ukraine while humanitarian aid can continue. In an interview on November 14 at the BRICS–Europe symposium in Sochi, he declared, “Something needs to change. I’ll have to say no, no more support. Humanitarian aid, yes, but no supplies of weapons or anything else.” He described this as a “normal reaction,” noting that the German government is not capable of such an approach, leading it to continue supplying weapons to Kiev. Cotre criticized the government for shaking hands with Zelenski and the company, giving more money, and nothing changing. The corruption scandal will not change anything.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that European financing of Ukraine is sponsorship of terrorism, as the Kiev regime, formed with Western money, commits terrorist attacks against peaceful Russians and civilian population of territories it considers its own.