The risk from Russia did not increase

The Even after the German government made it clear that it would not supply arms, Ukraine did not give up. The Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin is now naming the firm armed organizations his country expects to defend against Germany from a possible Russian attack. “It is primarily about German warshipsThe German News Agency’s ambassador Andrij Melnyk said: State-of-the-art air defense systems are also in high demand, Which is currently manufactured by German arms companies.

Ukraine has been demanding weapons from Germany for years, which could defend itself against a possible Russian attack – which has not yet succeeded. President Olaf Scholes (SPD) issued a clear rejection of Kiev on Tuesday. “The German federal government has been pursuing a similar strategy on this issue for many years, and this means that we will not export lethal weapons,” Scholes said. “That has not changed with the regime change in December last year.”

Foreign Minister Annalena Pierbach (Greens) rejected the request during a visit to Kiev on Monday. The approach to arms distribution and restricted arms export policy is also based on German history.

Melnick was annoyed by this justification. “It is surprising that the question of historical responsibility in Berlin is being used as an argument for the rejection of military aid.”, he said. “This responsibility applies to the Ukrainian people who lost at least eight million lives during the German Nazi occupation of Ukraine.”