Germany will transfer another EUR 3 billion to Ukraine. Ministers gathering in Berlin

Russia wants to divert attention from its failures, which is why it tries to intimidate our societies with hybrid attacks - said the German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius on Friday after talks in Berlin with the Group of 5 (GoF) defence ministers, attended by Poland, among others.PAP

Defence ministers of 5 European states met in Berlin on Friday to discuss support for Ukraine and Russian hybrid attacks. Poland was represented by Deputy Minister of National Defence Paweł Zalewski, who stressed that Europe's safety depends on the situation on the Ukrainian-Russian front.

Zalewski explained at the press conference: «The context of our conversation is 1 thing - it is the violent aggression (Russia) against Ukraine, but besides the expanding hybrid attacks that affect European countries. We treat (these actions of the Kremlin) together». The Polish Deputy Minister invited the another ministers to another gathering of the 5 Group, which will be held in Warsaw at the beginning of next year.

Germany increases aid to Ukraine

The German defence minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) assured: «We will not abandon Ukraine, they can trust on us». Bundestag approved his request to increase German financial support for Ukraine by EUR 3 billion. In addition, EUR 150 million was allocated to the acquisition of American military equipment.

Pistorius warned: «It is clear that Russia wants to draw attention from its failures and tries to intimidate our societies». Germany sent the Bundeswehr units to Belgium in consequence to incidents in breach of airspace by drones. In September, the 5 Group countries condemned the breach of Polish airspace by Russian drones on September 10.

Appelle with more force on Russia

French minister Catherine Vautrin called for increased force on the Russian shadow fleet. Regarding this model of action, she stressed: «This model of action cannot be effective». British defence minister John Healey pointed out that discussions of 5 European countries with the highest defence spending are crucial in the context of the increasing Russian aggression.

Head of EU diplomacy Kaja Kallas stated that Russia refuses peace talks. She confirmed work on the 20th package of European Union sanctions against the Kremlin. The format of the 5 Group, consisting of Germany, Poland, France, large Britain and Italy, was initiated last year by Pistorius in order to improve coordination in the field of defence and security.

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