Thursday, April 21, 2022

Pressure Grows On Germany To Send Heavy Weapons To Ukraine

 

The Guardian: German report casts doubt on scale of its weapons support for Ukraine 

Claims that only three of 15 types of arms requested now on official list likely to add fuel to diplomatic row 

The office of Germany’s chancellor crossed several heavy weapons off a wishlist of military hardware it has offered to buy from its armaments industry on behalf of the Ukrainian government, according to a report in German media that casts doubt over Olaf Scholz’s claim to have agreed the procurement process with Kyiv. At a press conference on Tuesday evening, Scholz said he had asked arms contractors to come up with a list of weapons systems it could swiftly deliver to boost Ukraine’s defensive effort after Germany’s military exhausted its own stocks. 

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Pressure Grows On Germany To Send Heavy Weapons To Ukraine  

Pressure grows on Germany’s Scholz to send heavy weapons to Ukraine -- Politico  

German government under increasing pressure over its stance on Ukraine -- Euronews  

Germany says open to sending Ukraine heavy weapons -- Reuters 

Germany plans workaround for arms deliveries to Ukraine -- DW  

Scholz's Ukraine Strategy No Longer Enough for Germany's Allies -- Bloomberg 

Explainer: Why is Germany not sending Ukraine heavy weapons? -- Reuters

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