'Whose side are you on?': Russia war threat shakes Ukraine's faith in ties with Germany

FILE PHOTO: A handout from the Bundesregierung shows German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a video conference with U.S. President Joe Biden and European leaders speaking about Russia and Ukraine from the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 24, 2022. Jesco Denzel/Bundesregierung/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV/BERLIN (Reuters) - So grateful were Ukrainians for British military aid arriving last week that "God Save the Queen" was trending on Twitter, while one winery in western Ukraine offered free drinks to British nationals.

But Ukrainians, facing what they fear is a threat of a Russian invasion, are showing less faith in support from a nearer and bigger friend - Germany, where a new coalition government has given signals that are decidedly mixed.