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China should be judged by its actions, not words, German defence minister says

FILE PHOTO: Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius gives his statement on the day of the annual Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Sunday reacted with scepticism to a Chinese ceasefire proposal for the war in Ukraine.

"When I hear reports - and I don't know whether they are true - according to which China may be planning to supply kamikaze drones to Russia while at the same time presenting a peace plan, then I suggest we judge China by its actions and not its words," he told German public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk in an interview.

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