The German Foreign Minister, Friedrich Merz, has announced the withdrawal of the restrictions so far in force for the use of German weapons by the Ukrainian armed forces, which would allow kyiv to attack objectives within Russian territory.
“We will do everything within our reach to continue supporting Ukraine. This also means that There are no longer reach restrictions for weapons that we supply. Ukraine can now defend himself by attacking military positions in Russia, “said Merz in a message posted on his account in social network X.
“There is no longer any scope limit for weapons sent to Ukraineneither from the United Kingdom, neither from France nor ours. Nor of the Americans, “Merz added during an act in Berlin collected by the news agency Bloomberg. “Ukraine can now defend himself by attacking military positions also in Russia,” he insisted.
In response, Kremlin spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, has affirmed that he is A “quite dangerous” fact Contrary to efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. “If that decision is really made, it would go against our intentions to achieve a political agreement,” Peskov said in statements published in his Telegram channel.
Later, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has reproached the lack of negotiating will of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. “There have been several calls and opportunities for the Russian president to come to the negotiating table and have all rejected them. We have always been clear: this behavior will not remain without consequenceS “, has argued from Lisbon, where he has met with his Portuguese counterpart, Paulo Rangel.
Germany “has always made it clear that he would support Ukraine in his defensive struggle against the Russian aggressor,” Wadephul has riveted, who has clarified that any decision on the imposition of new sanctions on Russia will be taken within European forums. He will also deal with this issue with the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on his next visit to the United States.
France, the United Kingdom or the United States have delivered long -range weapons to Ukraine, but Germany had so far rejected to contribute long -range weapons. kyiv in particular demands the German Cruise Missiles Taurus.
The United States approved in November the use of Atacms projectiles against objectives in Russian territory, up to 300 kilometers, as subsequently revealed the then high representative of the EU foreign policy, Josep Borrell. On the other hand, the new US president, Donald Trump, has questioned the sending of missiles that can impact Russian territory. For its part, the United Kingdom has approved the use of Storm Shadow cruise missiles against objectives in Russian territory.
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