US EditionGermany's Merz offers to help Ukraine in developing missiles against Russia
- On Wednesday in Berlin, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz committed to supporting Ukraine in creating long-range missile capabilities without the restrictions previously imposed by Western countries.
- The pledge responded to long-standing political concerns about missile range and target restrictions due to fears of Kremlin retaliation escalating the war.
- Merz said Germany would provide upgraded domestic missile production under an intensified cooperation agreement as Ukraine and Russia continue fighting after more than three years.
- Merz affirmed that Germany aims to provide the Ukrainian military with the necessary tools to effectively protect the country, while restricting the use of these weapons to targeting Russian military forces.
- The German support signals deeper defense cooperation amid stalled U.S.-led peace efforts and increased Russian troop mobilization, but Kremlin spokesman Peskov called Germany's missile aid an obstacle to peace.
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Germany's chancellor offers help to Ukraine
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged Wednesday to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missile systems that would be free of Western-imposed limitations on their use and targets as the Kyiv government fights to repel Russia's invasion.
Germany offers to help Ukraine develop its own missiles
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged Wednesday to help Ukraine develop its own long-range missile systems that would be free of any Western-imposed limitations on their use and targets as the Kyiv government fights to repel Russia’s invasion. Some of the advanced weapon systems that Kyiv’s allies supplied to Ukraine during the 3-year-old war were subject to range and target restrictions — a fraught political issue stemming from…
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Confusion abounded this week when the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Ukraine could use western missiles to hit targets deep within Russia. ‘There are no more range limitations for weapons delivered to Ukraine. Neither from the Brits, nor the French, nor from us. Not from the Americans either,’ he said. The problem was
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