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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today that Germany becomes among countries that no longer impose on Ukraine the condition of no German weapons against military targets in Russia. Moscow qualified the decision as “quite dangerous.”
“Ukraine You can now defend yourselffor example, attacking military positions in Russia, ”he said Friedrich Merz,although it has avoided clarifying whether your government will deliver Long -range missiles Taurus To Ukraine, as he had promised before he became a chancellor.
“There are no longer limitations of reach For weapons supplied to Ukraine, neither by the British, nor for the French, nor for us, the Americans, ”explained the German chancellor, referring to measures that had been taken by other countries in 2024.
Merz’s announcement comes hours after Moscow attacked the Ukrainian territory with a Drone record number. The attack involved 355 of these unmanned devices and nine cruise missiles, having tried several regions, including Kiev, Kharkiv and Odessa.
In reaction to the announcement of Merz, the spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskovqualified the decision as “rather dangerous“.
“If these decisions were effectively made, They are absolutely contrary to our aspirations of come to a political agreement. It is, therefore, a very dangerous decision, ”said Peskov, in a video spread by the Russian media.
The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephulwhich was this Monday in Lisbon, Delowned the Russian criticism to the decision of your country.
“The German Federal Government I always said that I was going to support Ukraine in the defense area, in its defense against the aggressor who is Russia. There were numerous opportunities to make President Putin return to the negotiation table. These opportunities have always been rejected And what we said too always is that this cannot be without consequences”Waddephul argued.
At a press conference with the Portuguese counterpart, Paulo Rangelthe chief of German diplomacy said that Germany will speak at the European level, but also with other partners, such as the US and Canada, about the next steps to take, but avoided talk about long -range missiles Taurus.
“Just like Chancellor Friederich Merz said several times, let’s not talk about concrete weapons systems To also maintain a certain ambiguity. We will continue to act responsiblybut also effectively. This was so in the past and it will be so in the future, ”he said.
“But The truth is that we will continue to support Ukraine In his defense against the aggressor Putin and to prevent Putin from actually being able to continue his invasion war, ”he added, adding that he goes to the United States on Tuesday to meet the US counterpart, Marco Rubio.
