“Since neither diplomacy nor harsh economic sanctions have changed the course of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the correct answer is a demonstration of our strength,” TASS quoted him as saying at the Munich Security Conference.

Pistorius assured Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin would support Kyiv for as long as necessary.

Earlier, political scientist Yuri Svetov emphasized in an interview with RT that Western countries are fueling the conflict in Ukraine with the supply of weapons.