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Germany: An emphatic “no” to sending warplanes to Ukraine

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Germany has been consistent in its commitment to show solidarity by supporting Ukraine against “Putin’s imperialist war”, Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated

Germany has finally made the difficult decision to send Leopard heavy tanks to Ukraine, marking another historic turn in decades-old security policy. Germany has been consistent in its commitment to show solidarity by supporting her Ukraine against “Putin’s imperialist war” he repeated Chancellor Olaf Solz speaking last night on the ZDF network.

For the chancellor, “Russia must fail in its goal of subjugating Ukraine,” which must defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity. However, “under no circumstances should we be led to a war between Russia and NATO, and for that we will do everything,” he emphasized once again categorically rejecting, as he did yesterday from the floor of the parliament, the sending of warplanes and infantry to Ukraine.

Kyiv is now asking for fighter jets

This answer comes at a time when the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky In a new video message, he thanks Germany for the decision to send Leopard to Ukraine, but at the same time asks the Western allies to send additional fighter jets and long-range missiles to Ukraine. “The more support our Ukrainian heroes receive at the front, the sooner the Russian aggression will end,” he said in his message.

And the vice president Ukraine’s foreign minister and former ambassador to Berlin, Andriy Melnyk, shouts “Hallelujah!” via twitter about sending heavy tanks, calling on the West to form a “strong alliance” from now on with fighter jets like F-16 and F-35 in favor of Ukraine.

DW

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