He thanked Nehammer and the Austrians for supporting his country. “I won’t be shy about saying: We need more,” Klitschko emphasized to Nehammer and to journalists. “Please don’t stop!” Ukraine needs humanitarian assistance, financial aid and arms supplies. Ukraine is at war and the economy is not working, the budget is “not replenished”. But the biggest challenge is the “opponent”, the one “who attacked us and kills us in a genocide,” said the former world boxing champion, without naming Russia. Ukraine defends the values ”that our two countries Austria and Ukraine share with each other”. This “war must be ended very quickly,” demanded Klitschko.
Nehammer also emphasized that “the war must stop”. Austria has been calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian corridors for a long time. “Thank God” the Austrian relief supplies, helmets and protective vests arrive in the Ukraine. Nehammer also expressed his “great respect and appreciation” for the Ukrainian people because they were “so brave and defensive” “to fight for our values and freedom”.
Klitschko met with the German Vice Chancellor and Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and other German government officials on Thursday. In the ZDF interview, he reported a lot of understanding and empathy after the talks. But Ukraine needs more. Germany also supports Ukraine with weapons, such as anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft missiles and machine guns. Together with Austria, Germany opposes an energy embargo against Russia. “We need Russia’s economic isolation because every cent paid for gas is also used for weapons that are killing our children, our women, our men, our civilians today,” Klitschko told ZDF.
Source: Nachrichten
