Too early to tell if Ukraine counter-offensive is turning point, Germany says

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Berlin, Germany September 14, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Wednesday it is too early to tell whether Ukraine's significant territorial advances in recent days mark a turning point in the war prompted by Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

"This is hard to assess because we don't know how the Russians will react now (to Ukraine's counter-offensive)," Lambrecht told Reuters in an interview at the defence ministry in Berlin.