The German Parliament denied Estonia the possibility of transferring German weapons to Ukraine
German parliament building
The German authorities continue to show their own position regarding the arming of Ukraine with lethal weapons. If many other NATO countries either send weapons to Kiev themselves, or do it through their “partners”, then Berlin decided to maintain a ban on the supply of weapons for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, even with obvious pressure from Washington. In Ukraine, they comment on this decision of Berlin.
It became known that the German parliament rejected a request from Estonia to supply Ukraine with German-made weapons. This happened against the background of the fact that the United States approved such a request from Tallinn regarding American-made weapons.
The Bundestag said that sending weapons to Ukraine could lead to an escalation of the conflict, to the use of these weapons in the Donbass. In Berlin, they began to recall more often that the FRG is one of the guarantors of compliance with the Minsk agreements. And these agreements bear the signatures of Ukrainian officials who have committed themselves to dealing with the resolution of the crisis in the Donbas through political and diplomatic means.
In Germany, they noted that Kiev had already violated its obligations on non-deployment of strike weapons in the southeast of the country. American-made Javelin anti-tank systems are cited as an example, which Kiev initially undertook to store and operate outside the so-called environmental protection zone. But he did not keep his promises.
The German parliamentarians noted that the weapons supplied to Ukraine could be used against Ukrainian citizens. It seems that even the German parliamentarians care about the fate of Ukrainian citizens more than the authorities of Ukraine itself. It is added that Germany is categorically against escalation and calls on the parties to the conflict to fulfill their obligations under the Minsk agreements.
This decision of the German parliament is being commented on in Kiev, accusing the German political leadership of "being on the lead of Russia." The Verkhovna Rada criticized the German colleagues and stated that Germany "needs to reconsider its position, otherwise it will lead to undesirable consequences." What specific consequences for Germany can be discussed is not reported.
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