Chancellor Calls Arms Clearance for Ukraine "Necessary"

The Federal Chancellor explains that he has lifted the scope limitation of German weapons in Ukraine. The next day, he has to admit that this has been the case for a long time. That makes him look poorly informed.

Should the Ukrainians be able to attack targets in Russia with German weapons? Olaf Scholz has always warned against dangers as a result - Friedrich Merz believes it is necessary. Jacques Schuster, editor-in-chief of WORLD on Sunday, talks about the political tasks that the Chancellor is now facing.

The German Chancellor spoke crystal clear and aggressively about the course towards Vladimir Putin and Russia on Monday evening. Less than a day later, doubts had begun to creep in: How far will Germany actually go?

Should Ukraine be able to attack targets in Russia with German weapons? Olaf Scholz always warned against dangers from this - Friedrich Merz considers it necessary. Some SPD politicians are concerned.

The Green Party has called on Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to provide clarity on support for Ukraine. "After bold announcements, the coalition remains remarkably indecisive on support for Ukraine, of all things, and the public position on long-range weapons systems is vague," party leader Franziska Brantner told the Funke media group newspapers. "Chancellor Merz seems more driven than driven." She expects Merz to "finally show leadership" at …

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