FILE PHOTO: Oleksii Reznikov adjusts his glasses during a session of parliament at which he won approval to become Ukraine's defence minister, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 4, 2021. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko/File Photo
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's defence minister said on Friday Berlin's reluctance to supply Kyiv with weapons encourages Russian aggression, and suggested Moscow may hope to revive the German Democratic Republic in eastern Germany.
Unlike some of its NATO allies, Germany is not providing Kyiv with arms during its standoff with Russia, which has massed troops near Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal also reported last week that Berlin had refused to issue permits https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-ukraine-arms-idUSL1N2U123W for German-origin weapons to be exported from Estonia to Ukraine.
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