“The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Annalena Berbock, expressed her support for the idea of supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles for defense, although Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposes such a step, fearing the escalation of the war.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Annalena Berbock, expressed her support for the idea of supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles for defense, although Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposes such a step, fearing the escalation of the war.
Source: “European Truth” with reference to ARD and DW TV channels
Details: Burbok emphasized that she always said that long-range missiles play an important role, “especially for overcoming the mine belt in the east of Ukraine.”
When asked about the possibility of supplying Kiev with other types of weapons from Germany, she emphasized that she had already clearly expressed her opinion on this, but Scholtz has a different position.
“And in the coalition – in the democratic coalition, it happens that if the partners cannot agree on one point, we cannot support it (the supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine. – ed.). Then the Americans, the British, and the French do it.” , – pointed out Burbok.
She also once again expressed her support for the continuation of Germany’s military aid to Ukraine.
Burbok argued that this support is especially important in view of the possibility of the return to the White House of the country’s ex-president Donald Trump after the elections.
Prehistory:
- Germany consistently refused to transfer Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine – even after Great Britain, France and the USA transferred their long-range weapons.
- In particular, on September 21, Scholz once again rejected calls to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
- According to The Times, the United States and Britain are allegedly preparing to give Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadow missiles for strikes on Russian territory, but such an announcement will not be made public in order to preserve the element of surprise for Russia.
- Later, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain, David Lammy, said that a decision on lifting restrictions for Ukraine on the use of Western long-range weapons for military purposes on the territory of Russia could be made before the beginning of winter.