Germany cannot send more weapons to Ukraine.
Germany’s defense minister said that his country should not send more weapons to Ukraine in order to maintain its ability to defend itself.
Germany’s defense minister said that if Berlin wants to maintain its ability to defend itself, the country’s armed forces should not send more weapons to Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Christian Lambrecht said on Tuesday that his duty in this position is Germany’s national security. He stated: “As the Minister of Defense, I must admit that we are reaching the limit of what we can give from our reserves.”
He added that the German armed forces should be able to maintain security at the national and regional levels. He said he would try to ensure this.
Since the beginning of the conflicts in Ukraine, Germany has provided various types of weapons to Kiev. In addition to the Stinger defense systems, the Panzerhabitz 2000 artillery system and the Gepard air defense tank, this country has also sent other weapons to Ukraine.
Lambrecht has already said that the ability of the German armed forces to send weapons to Ukraine is limited. “We can’t send more [weapons] than this,” he warned in mid-July.
On February 24, 2022 (5th of March 1400), after recognizing the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk republics from Ukraine, Russia sent troops to this region and announced the beginning of “special military operations in Ukraine”.
Russia has announced its goal of this action to de-Nazify Ukraine, disarm this country, resolve its security concerns and respond to Luhansk and Donetsk’s request for help, and has said that it has no intention of seizing Ukrainian lands.
However, the Ukrainian government has not recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk and has called Russia’s military presence an “aggression and attack on its territorial integrity”.
Following the beginning of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, while condemning Moscow and intensifying economic pressures, Western countries have put all-round political, financial, and weapons support for Kiev on the agenda.
Despite the support of the West, in the field, Russia has managed to control Luhansk in the eastern Donbass region of Ukraine and is trying to dominate all regions of Donetsk.
