In the Berlin parliament, a German deputy compared the supply of tanks to Ukraine with Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.

Alternative for Germany MP Petr Bystron’s comments came amid talks over Germany’s supply of Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrainian armed forces, after Poland had already announced it would do so and overcome a potential Berlin veto on sending the German-made tanks. To Kyiv.

“Dear Mr. President, dear colleagues, especially colleagues from the CDU/CSU (without the Christian Democrats of Germany): this is an interesting approach that you propose here. German tanks against Russia in Ukraine. This is something that even your grandparents tried. By the way, also with them [adepți] Melnyk and Bandera,” said Bystron on the podium of the Bundestag.

Andrii Melnyk was a Ukrainian military commander of the interwar period and World War II, who was considered a rival of the controversial Stepan Bandera.

“And what is the result? Unspeakable suffering, tens of millions of dead on both sides. And finally, Russian tanks here in Berlin. And two of them are nearby (there are none in Berlin’s Tiergarten park). And you have to pass by them every morning to remember that,” he added, who has been a member of the German parliament since 2017.

The administrators of Nexta TV, founded by Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich, also note the irony that Alexander Gauland, honorary chairman of the AfD, previously said that Germans “have every right to be proud of the achievements of German soldiers in both world wars.” “

The latest survey showed that the Germans are against sending tanks to Ukraine

Two members of the AfD, a party known for its many reactionary and pro-Russian positions, were among 19 MEPs who voted against the creation of an international tribunal to try Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine on Thursday.

A US intelligence report last year claimed that Moscow had funded various political formations abroad to the tune of $300 million since 2014 alone, without direct direction from parties or politicians.

A public opinion poll published on December 25 showed that almost half of Germans oppose sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine, and only a third support the move.

However, this survey was conducted as other NATO countries, such as the US, France, Finland and Poland, announced significant new military aid packages to Kyiv.

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