German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier considers it unfair to conclude a ceasefire now for Ukraine, which Russia invaded on February 24, and criticizes politicians who demand that Kyiv and Moscow sit down at the negotiating table. writes the BBC.

According to him, the ceasefire at the moment will only “perpetuate the injustice that has already been created”.

• “All the advice to establish a ceasefire now is, of course, not serious.
• This will mean that Russia holds the occupied territory, that is, the violation of borders, violation of international law and theft of territories will be approved. This cannot be the goal of the ceasefire,” the German president said in an interview with Deutsche Welle, the BBC reports.

He also noted that Germany does not yet see what security guarantees there can be for Ukraine.

According to him, the end of the war and the formulation of security guarantees are connected, and if it is not clear how the war will end, then it is too early to talk about security guarantees.

Steinmeier also commented on the German government’s criticism of the refusal to supply tanks to Ukraine, which Kyiv has been demanding since the beginning of the war.

According to him, Germany decided to help air defense because it helps protect Ukrainian cities from missiles and drones. Steinmeier noted that 60-70 percent of Russian airstrikes are successfully repelled by the Ukrainian military, in particular thanks to the military support of Germany.