GERMANY OPPOSES SENDING ARMS TO UKRAINE AMID TENSIONS WITH RUSSIA

Wed 19 January 2022:

In the midst of growing tensions with Russia, Germany restated its opposition to delivering arms to Ukraine on Wednesday.

Steffen Hebestreit, a spokesman for the German government, said there had been no change in the administration’s position during a press conference in Berlin.

“There will be no shipment of lethal weapons [to Ukraine]. That has been the case before, during the previous government, and will be the same with the current government,” he said.

Ukraine and some NATO members have long criticized Germany’s stance, believing that a Russian attack on the country is inevitable.

On Monday, the United Kingdom began supplying Ukraine with “light, anti-armor, defensive weapon systems,” with British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace declaring that the United Kingdom “unequivocally” supports Ukraine’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity” within its internationally recognized borders, including Crimea.

The German government has stated repeatedly that there is no military solution to the conflict in Ukraine, and has urged Russia to de-escalate tensions and resurrect the Normandy format discussions for a political settlement.

The US administration has lately issued a warning to its European partners about a possible military attack by Russia, alleging that Moscow is planning a false-flag operation to justify an invasion of Ukraine.

Russia has recently gathered tens of thousands of troops near Ukraine’s eastern border, raising fears that the country’s ex-Soviet neighbor is planning another military invasion.

Moscow has denied that it is planning an invasion and claims that its forces are there for training.

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