Germany supplies Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers - Scholz follows up despite Putin's warning
Created: 06/01/2022Updated: 06/01/2022 13:33
By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday at the general debate in the Bundestag.
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In the Ukraine war, Germany now wants to support the Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers and a modern air defense system.
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: Germany follows the example of the USA.
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Munich - In the background of the Ukraine conflict, one thing in particular was debated in Germany for a long time: the delivery of weapons to Ukraine.
Germany in particular has been accused of doing too little to counter Vladimir Putin's war of aggression.
Germany, on the other hand, discussed to what extent the delivery of heavy weapons would count as participation in the war.
The delivery was finally approved with a historic go in the Bundestag.
Now, apparently, in the midst of the Ukraine war, Germany is upping the ante again.
Germany wants to deliver four multiple rocket launchers from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine.
The German Press Agency learned from government circles that this was done in close coordination with the USA, which would also train Ukrainian soldiers on the systems.
Germany delivers new weapons to Ukraine - multiple rocket launchers and anti-aircraft system
Chancellor Olaf Scholz had previously emphasized in the Bundestag that Germany would support the delivery of multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine announced by the USA "according to our technical possibilities".
He also pledged to supply Ukraine with a modern anti-aircraft system to fight Russian attackers.
In addition, they want to provide the Ukrainian armed forces with a modern tracking radar that can spot artillery.
According to the Chancellor, the air defense system is Iris-T from the manufacturer Diehl.
This will deliver the most modern air defense system that Germany has.
"This will enable Ukraine to protect an entire city from Russian air raids," said Scholz.
Earlier, during a meeting on May 28, Kremlin boss Putin had warned both Chancellor Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron about the delivery of heavy weapons.
According to the Kremlin, this risks further destabilizing the situation.
Germany is supplying Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers - modeled on the USA
The US had already announced on Tuesday
(May 31)
that it would supply modern multiple rocket launchers to defend against the Russian invasion.
Ukraine has pledged not to attack targets on Russian territory with the US-made HIMARS artillery system, the White House said.
Scholz had expressly referred to this commitment in his budget speech in the Bundestag and announced that he would support the delivery of the USA.
But he hadn't given any details yet.
(bb with dpa)