Not only the German-Ukrainian friendship seems to have been restored by Volodymyr Zelenskyj’s visit to Berlin. The Ukrainian President also travels on with a list of the weapons the federal government wants to supply to his country.
The pledge of further military support to Ukraine includes an additional 2.7 billion euros. Among other things, 20 more Marder armored personnel carriers, 30 Leopard 1 tanks and four Iris-T SLM anti-aircraft systems are to be provided by the German armaments industry, such as the .
Germany supplies more arms to Ukraine
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) confirmed when the new package was announced: Germany would “provide all the help it can – as long as it takes”. According to its own statements, the federal government has already approved weapons and military equipment worth 2.75 billion euros for Ukraine since the Russian attack on Ukraine in February 2022. There is also other material that does not require approval. According to Pistorius, the aid adds up to “just over four billion euros”.
Zelenskyy has countered fears that his armed forces could attack Russian territory with more modern Western weapons. “We are not attacking Russian territory. We are liberating our legitimate territory,” Zelensky said in Berlin on Sunday at a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “We have no time, no strength and no surplus weapons for this.” In accordance with international law, the preparations for counter-offensive actions focused exclusively on the liberation of “our territory, which is recognized by the whole world”.
Source: Stern
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