MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. Germany giving Ukraine weapons, which are being used against civilians, is the root of the conflict between Germany and Russia, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said in response to Bundestag President Julia Klockner.
"Germany’s supply of weapons to the neo-Nazi regime in Ukraine, weapons which are being used, among other things, against civilians, is in itself a trigger for conflict between our countries," Volodin said. His remarks were published on the State Duma’s website.
He described the appearance of German Leopard tanks on Russian soil for the first time since World War II as a historic escalation. The lawmaker noted that the German government is considering supplying Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev, despite knowing that Ukraine lacks the necessary expertise to operate them. Volodin stressed, the ones targeting Russia with these missiles would essentially be German officers.
"Thus, you are once again pushing Germany and the German people into another armed conflict with Russia. Do you have a mandate from the German people for this? From your voters?" the State Duma speaker emphasized.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and US President Donald Trump held their first in-person talks in Washington on June 5. Merz urged the US leader to contribute to ending the conflict in Ukraine and called for tougher pressure on Russia by imposing more sanctions.
