4 JUNE 2024
German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck has said he regrets that the government led by Olaf Scholz did not allow Ukraine to deploy Western-supplied weapons to strike military targets in Russia sooner.
Source: Robert Habeck in an interview with Augsburger Allgemeine, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Habeck said that Ukraine should be allowed to do what it needs to prevent Russian attacks and protect the lives of civilians.
A ban on striking military targets in Russia means that more people might die, he explained.
“The permission currently covers a strictly localised area around Kharkiv. For self-defence, for protection. But it’s true that the decision we made could’ve been made earlier,” Habeck said.
However, Habeck defended Scholz against accusations of delaying granting Ukraine permission to strike targets in Russia.
According to Habeck, “Delay is the wrong word. We are making very difficult decisions, so we have to weigh everything carefully. In this case, the right decision was made.”
Background:
- Last week, the German government confirmed that it has given Ukraine permission to use German-supplied weapons to strike military targets in Russia.
- German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius characterised Berlin’s decision to enable Ukraine to employ German weaponry against Russian military facilities as a “strategic adaptation to a changing situation“.
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasised that allowing Ukraine to use the weapons provided by Germany to strike targets in Russia will not lead to escalation and is necessary for self-defence.
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https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/06/4/7459168
Good. Do you also regret not to be sending Taurus???
The EU and NATO will never change, always reactive (eventually), rather than being proactive.
What gets me is that they don’t seem to learn from their past mistakes. They repeat them over, and over, and over and over again. We have a certain ice cream licker in the WH who is not a lick better. Pun intended.
News just in. France are allowing Ukraine to hit targets in Russia with Scalp missiles.
Wasn’t this decided a couple of days ago already?
Not sure, but it’s now been confirmed.
Well, that’s good to hear.
“…We are making very difficult decisions,…” bullshit! Tell that to the parents and family of their dead children and dead mothers and fathers. I will forgive when he and Sholz come to Ukraine and kiss the ass of all our heroes.
Everything is a difficult decision for those morons. I would love to take them to Chasiv Yar to show them how stupid such statements are.