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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in her Telegram post that Germany's decision to provide tanks to Ukraine confirmed that it was a "pre-planned war" against Russia.

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As proof of her thesis, Zakharova cited German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock as saying that Europe should do more to protect Ukraine, especially when it comes to tanks.

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Berbock said the "most important and decisive thing" is for European countries to "do it together and not play the 'find the culprit' game in Europe, as they are "fighting a war against Russia, not against each other".

"If you add to that the revelations of (former German Chancellor Angela) Merkel that they supported Ukraine and did not rely on the Minsk agreements, then it becomes clear that this is a pre-planned war against Russia. And don't say afterwards, that "you didn't hear it", Zakharova declared.

For his part, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Vladimir Kolokoltsev said that the modern Leopard tanks delivered to Ukraine will be destroyed in the same way as the German Tiger and Panther tanks during the Second World War, BTA reported. .

Kolokoltsev said that the descendants of the liberators of the world from fascism keep the historical memory of the crimes "committed by the Nazis and their Bandera supporters in Ukraine."

"They have perfectly preserved in the minds of the modern generation the sight of the German "Tigers" and "Panthers" burning on Russian soil. They will also remember the burning modern "Leopards", he added.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, expressed the opinion that "the regime in Kyiv will soon be deprived of access to the sea".

"Submarines - this is quite excessive. Especially since the Kiev regime will soon be landlocked," Medvedev wrote in Telegram, commenting on Kyiv's stated desire to receive as many strike weapons as possible from the West, including aircraft and submarines.

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