Filmed on the streets of Berlin amid chaotic New Year's celebrations, a video address from the German defence minister posted on social media draws criticism for its tone-deaf message about the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Christine Lambrecht's New Year's address failed to"hit the right tone" and made the war sound like an"exciting professional experience", the Tagesspiegel daily wrote.Filmed on the streets of Berlin amid chaotic New Year's celebrations a video address from the German defence minister posted on social media has drawn criticism for its tone-deaf message.
The conflict in Ukraine had led to "a lot of special experiences" and the chance for "many encounters with great and interesting people", Lambrecht said in the clip posted on her personal Instagram account. The minister was mocked in January 2022 for her announcement that Germany would send 5,000 helmets to Kiev, where the government was asking for heavy weapons to ward off Moscow.
After two years during which fireworks were banned due to the coronavirus pandemic, revellers in Germany once again took to the streets to set off thousands of rockets and firecrackers.
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