German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated that there are no restrictions any longer on the range of strikes inside Russian territory with the weapons that are supplied to Ukraine.
"There will be no restrictions on the range. This will enable Ukraine to defend itself effectively, including by striking military targets outside its territory," he said at a news conference following talks with Vladimir Zelensky in Berlin.
On May 26, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that his country was lifting all restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Kiev.
According to the politician, the UK and France made the same decision.
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Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has told Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv produce long-range missiles to defend itself from Russian attack.
ReplyDelete"We want to talk about production and we will not publicly discuss details," he said, when asked by reporters in Berlin if Germany would supply Kyiv with its Taurus missiles.
Merz took office earlier this month, promising to beef up German support for Ukraine, and said this week that there were "no longer" any range restrictions on weapons supplied by Kyiv's Western allies.
The Taurus has a range of 500km (310 miles) and could reach deeper into Russian territory than other far-range missiles.
Le chancelier Friedrich Merz s'est engagé mercredi à aider Kiev à la production à la fois en Ukraine et en Allemagne de missiles longue portée, susceptibles de lui permettre d'atteindre le territoire russe en profondeur.
ReplyDeleteLes déclarations de Merz sur les missiles à longue portée sont une nouvelle provocation à la guerre et une tentative de forcer les Ukrainiens à continuer les combats, estime Peskov.
ReplyDeleteLe porte-parole du Kremlin a commenté la levée par Berlin des limites de portée des armes livrées à l’Ukraine. Selon lui, les déclarations de Merz sur les missiles à longue portée sont une nouvelle provocation à la guerre.
"Merz confirme une fois de plus que l'Ukraine n'a plus aucune restriction sur les armes à longue portée", a déclaré Dmitri Peskov au journaliste Pavel Zaroubine.
Ukraine does NOT have the technical capability to operate Taurus missiles on its own. Without German military specialists on the ground, these missiles are useless.
ReplyDeleteThis means Bundeswehr soldiers would directly participate in combat against Russia, says Igor Korotchenko, military analyst and editor-in-chief of “National Defense”.
“Giving Taurus missiles to Ukraine’s terrorist Zelensky regime—and their use against Russia means Germany is officially at war with Russia. For the 3rd time [in history], Germany becomes a world war instigator.”
Regardless of whether Ukraine’s Taurus strikes are intercepted or hit targets, Russia’s task is to “retaliate with 2 Oreshnik complexes — medium-range ballistic missiles carrying 12 hypersonic warheads in total, conventionally armed.”
"Such a strike would target the missile production plant in Germany for total destruction.”
“If Ukraine continues using Taurus missiles against us, the next German military or industrial facility will be destroyed. We do not want war, we want peace. But under the UN Charter, we will act in self-defense.”
Germany will provide further military support for Ukraine amounting to around 5 billion euros ($5.65 billion), its defense ministry said on Wednesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met senior officials in Berlin.
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