German Foreign Ministry: Lifting strike limits is a response to Moscow’s terror
Allowing Ukraine to strike long-range targets inside Russia
is a justified response to the escalating air terror campaign by the Russian
aggressor, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said during a visit to
Lisbon on May 26, according to RDN.
His comments came in reaction to German Chancellor Friedrich
Merz’s May 26 statement confirming that Germany, France, the United Kingdom and
the United States have lifted restrictions on how far Ukraine may strike with
Western-provided weapons.
The Kremlin, in turn, called the move “dangerous” and
claimed it “hinders a political resolution.” Wadephul pushed back, reminding
reporters that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has repeatedly refused offers to
negotiate.
“We made it very clear that such behavior would not go
unanswered,” Germany’s top diplomat said.
Addressing the question of supplying Ukraine with Taurus
missiles, Wadephul confirmed that the government does not disclose decisions
about specific weapons systems, in order not to give Putin any strategic
insight.
On May 26, Chancellor Merz said during a broadcast on German
public television from the 27th WDR Europaforum that Germany, Britain, France
and the U.S. no longer place distance limitations on Ukrainian strikes.
“There are no longer restrictions on long-distance strikes
using weapons that have been supplied to Ukraine — not from Britain, not from
France, not from us. Not from the U.S., either. This means Ukraine can defend
itself, for example, by striking military positions on Russian territory. Until
now, it couldn’t do that,” Merz said.
He added that the decision “will fundamentally change the
way Ukraine conducts this war.”
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