Merz announced a shift in Germany's stance on military support for Ukraine, stating there would no longer be range restrictions on weapons supplied. Traditionally, Germany has avoided providing arms that could strike Russian territory. Clarity emerged during President Zelenskyy's subsequent visit, indicating Germany's future support would focus on helping Ukraine develop its own long-range weapon systems. Merz's initial comments sparked confusion, as he appeared unaware of the specific plans and details regarding this shift in military support.
Last Monday, during the aforementioned interview on WDR, Merz then declared that there would no longer be any range restrictions for weapons supplied to Ukraine.
In contrast to its allies, Germany has thus far refrained from supplying any weapons to Ukraine that could reach targets on Russian territory.
Germany intends, in the future, to help Ukraine develop long-range weapons systems of its own - and for these weapons, there would be no range restrictions.
Merz, though, was apparently not yet able to speak about those plans during his Monday interview.
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