Latest from Ukraine: Putin sees threat from German tanks as in World War II

President Vladimir Putin said this Thursday (2) that Russia is "again" threatened by German tanks, as during World War II, referring to armored vehicles prometaken by Berlin to Ukraine to resist the current Russian offensive.

“It’s incredible, but we are once again threatened by German tanks,” he said. Putin.

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Russia, however, has “something to respond to” those who threaten it, he added, during the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory against Hitler's troops in Stalingrad.

“Once again, Hitler's successors want to confront Russia on Ukrainian soil, using 'banderovtsis',” he added, referring to supporters of the ultranationalist leader Stepan Bandera (1909-1959), who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II. Worldwide.

Putin launched a military offensive in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, claiming that Kiev authorities are “neo-Nazis” committing “genocide” against the Russian-speaking populations of the eastern part of the country.

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Several European countries agreed last week, with Berlin's consent, to send German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

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