Klitschko with a gloomy prognosis: "We are prepared for the worst, the world must help us now"
Created: 02/13/2022, 12:59 p.m
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko called on Germany and the world to help in the Ukraine crisis.
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In the Ukraine conflict with Russia, Kiev's Mayor Klitschko appealed to Germany and the world.
He called for support and a clear stance.
Kiev - The situation on the border between Russia and Ukraine is becoming increasingly tense.
The US government suspects that a Russian invasion could even take place during the Winter Olympics.
The population of Kiev is nervous.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko now called for support from the world community - and made a gloomy forecast.
Klitschko calls for support in the Ukraine conflict: "The world must help us now"
"Now everything is quiet.
Thank God.
But still, people are very nervous.
Everyone is talking about a possible war," Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko told
Bild am Sonntag
about the situation in the capital.
Klitschko emphasized that the Ukrainians are a peaceful people, but if Russia invades, the country will be defended.
"We have no other choice," said the politician.
"We are prepared for the worst in Ukraine, the world must help us now!" demanded Klitschko.
The ex-boxer was disappointed by Germany: "5000 helmets are a joke." Germany should be more proactive, the 50-year-old demanded.
The country needs defensive weapons.
"We have to defend ourselves against one of the strongest armies in the world.
We need help and support from friends of Ukraine.”
Ukraine conflict: Kiev mayor with gloomy prognosis - "We are only the beginning"
A day before Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to Ukraine on Monday (February 14), he called on the heads of state to make it clear to Putin that the country would not surrender without a fight: "If Olaf Scholz and other heads of state talk to Vladimir Putin now, you should make one thing clear to him: our entire country will defend itself against an attack and it will have serious consequences.” On Tuesday, Scholz will travel to Moscow to see Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But words were not enough: "If a war breaks out in Ukraine, one of the largest countries in Europe, it will destabilize the whole of Europe," Klitschko warned.
He asked the country's partners to position themselves clearly.
“Putin is striving for world power and the West should know that after Ukraine it will be the Baltic states.
We're just the beginning!” predicted Klitschko.
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