CNN journalist Jake Tupper said on Twitter, citing a source close to the Ukrainian authorities, that the visit of German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock to Ukraine will not take place due to disagreements between Kiev and Berlin over the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

“President Zelensky canceled today’s meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock because the head of the Foreign Ministry refused to say that Germany would abandon the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, even in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,” the message says.

The second reason was the unwillingness of the German authorities to provide military assistance to Ukraine, the journalist continues. He notes that, according to the interlocutor, "many in Eastern Europe and Kiev increasingly see Germany as an ally of Russia rather than an ally of the West." The source cites former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as an example.

Burbock herself said earlier that the cancellation of the visit is due to the fact that her French colleague Jean-Yves Le Drian will not come to Kiev - it was originally assumed that the ministers would visit Ukraine together.

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