Klitschko: If there is a war, I'll take the machine gun and join the defense.

Kiev Mayor and former world boxing champion at heavy weight Vitaly Klitschko said in the transmission of the Ukrainian Channel 24 that in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, he would take an active part in defence.

If military aggression starts, I, as a former soldier, will take an automatic and go to war”, Klitschko said.

Earlier, Klitschko criticised Germany's decision to send 5,000 military helmets to Ukraine.

This must be a joke. What will Germany then send us to support? The pillows?

He also said that <x0); the major commitment” prevailed among Ukrainians, as Germany did not change its principles on arms trade and abandoned the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

Klitschko also said that if the United States and Europe allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine, Russia will not stop there, but will also see how to threaten the Baltic countries.

When Putin speaks of his desire to restore the Soviet Empire, it includes the former Democratic Republic of Germany. Therefore, the threat of war against Ukraine should bother any German”, Klitschko said