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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey in Brussels and Philip Oltermann in Berlin

Germany’s offer to Ukraine of 5,000 helmets is ‘joke’, says Vitali Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko
‘What kind of support will Germany send next, pillows?’ asked Vitali Klitschko, mayor of Kyiv. Photograph: Ukrinform/Rex/Shutterstock

Germany’s approach to the Russian threat to Ukraine has been described as a “joke” after Berlin responded to requests for arms by offering 5,000 protective helmets.

Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kyiv and a former world heavyweight boxing champion, who previously lived in Germany, said he could not understand the lack of support.

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