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Amy Gutmann (in March): "We hope and expect that Germany will do the same."
Photo: Jan Woitas / dpa
The US ambassador to Germany, Amy Gutmann, has called on the federal government to provide more support for Ukraine's defensive campaign against Russia.
She very much welcomes and admires what the Germans are doing for Ukraine, Gutmann said on the ZDF program "Berlin direkt".
»Nevertheless, my expectations of Germany are even higher.«
She continued: "From my point of view, Germany is making a big contribution right now, from my point of view Germany would like to take on a greater leadership role here, and we hope and expect that Germany will also fulfill this - just as the USA just received a military aid package from have provided 15 billion US dollars.«
Gutmann also said: "Chancellor Scholz has made it clear that he will stand by Ukraine for as long as it is necessary." And: "We must do everything we are able to do."
However, the ambassador also avoided making concrete commitments when asked several times whether Germany should deliver heavier weapons.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is repeatedly criticized - also by his own coalition partners Greens and FDP - because he is not doing enough to support Ukraine.
You can read a commentary on the situation in Ukraine and the need for German arms deliveries here.