The head of the Crimean German community called Scholz's message to Putin shameful

On 3 December, the chairman of the Committee for Public Diplomacy and Interethnic Relations and the head of the Crimean German community, Yuriy Hempel, called the message of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Russian President Vladimir Putin shameful.

The message was published the day before by the German Chancellor in the social network X (former Twitter). In the text, he noted that Germany's support for Ukraine is not weakening and will be provided "as long as necessary".

"Scholz's message is shameful and does not meet the national interests of Germany, the development of which is possible only in friendship and mutually beneficial partnership with Russia," Gempel told RIA Novosti.

In addition, he said that the message only emphasizes that Germany is a puppet in the hands of the United States and a conductor of its geopolitical interests.

According to Hempel, the development of the FRG is possible "only in friendship and mutually beneficial partnership relations" with the Russian Federation. He noted that taking the enemy side was a historical mistake of Germany, the responsibility for which lies with Scholz.

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The day before, on December 2, the German chancellor arrived in Kiev and announced the allocation of €650 million worth of arms to Kiev. He also said he wanted to "make it clear that Germany will remain the main country in Europe supporting Ukraine." Scholz arrived in Ukraine for the first time in 2.5 years.

Prior to that, on November 26, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock told a meeting of G7 foreign ministers that the FRG was ready to transfer two more Iris-T systems to Ukraine. One of them will be medium-range, and the second - short-range, the equipment should be delivered in December.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Kiev amid Russia's special operation to protect Donbas, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.