Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky cancelled his meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock due to disagreements regarding the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and military aid to Kiev, CNN host Jake Tapper tweeted Monday, Report informs, citing TASS.
"A source close to the Ukrainian government tells me that President Zelensky canceled his meeting today with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock because the FM refused to say Germany would abandon Nord Stream 2 pipeline even if Russia invades, and because of Germany’s refusal to provide any military assistance directly or indirectly to Kyiv," Tapper tweeted.
"Officially this was described as a scheduling blunder but it was not — it was intentional, the source tells me," he added.
"Germany is increasingly viewed more of a Russian ally than a western ally by many in Eastern Europe and Kyiv," the source told the CNN host.
On Monday, Baerbock disclosed that she was unable to meet with Zelensky, because the meeting was also supposed to be attended by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, but the French side had a change of plans.
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