Germany's Pistorius says Russia is still not interested in peace

Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius gestures next to Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov as they attend a press conference with Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey during a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group convened by the United Kingdom and Germany at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia is still not interested in peace, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Friday, adding that Russia needs to understand that Ukraine is able to go on fighting.

"Given Russia's ongoing aggression against Ukraine, we must concede (that) peace in Ukraine appears to be out of reach in the immediate future. We will ensure that Ukraine continues to benefit from our joint military support," he said after a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Brussels.

(Reporting by Sabine Siebold, writing by GV De Clercq, editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)