“By the end of the year, Ukraine will receive the first part of Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled guns promised by Germany Germany is supplying Ukraine with 12 new Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled guns worth 150 million euros. At a meeting in Ramstein, Zelensky called on allies to provide more long-range weapons to defend against Russian aggression.”, — write on: unn.ua
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Six of these advanced artillery guns, which have a range of 30 to 56 kilometers, will be delivered this year, with the remaining six next year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) announced at the US Ramstein Air Base in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Armament of a longer range for Ukraine
At the Ramstein base, Ukraine’s allies are currently discussing further support for the country, which has been defending itself from Russian aggression since February 2022. For the first time, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly took part in such a meeting.
“We need more weapons to expel Russian troops from our territory, especially from the Donetsk region,” Zelenskyy said at the opening of the meeting.
He especially emphasized the need for longer-range weapons.
“We need these means (…) not only to liberate the occupied territories of Ukraine, but also for Russian territories, to motivate Russia to seek peace,” Zelenskyy said.
Germany is the second largest supplier of arms to Ukraine after the United States. The German federal government has earmarked more than seven billion euros to support Ukraine this year, and four billion euros next year. After that, the aid must be restructured: it will be financed by a loan of about US$50 billion (about €45 billion), which will be paid from interest income from frozen Russian state assets. How this will be technically implemented has yet to be decided.
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