Western powers removed restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Ukraine, which allows Kyiv to strike at military facilities in Russia, said Germany Prime Minister Friedrich Mertz.
Merts said at the European Forum organized by West German radio and television (WDR) in Berlin: “There are no more restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Ukraine. Neither from the British, nor from the French, nor from us, nor from the Americans.”
according to him, this means that Ukraine can now defend itself: “This means that it can also defend itself, for example, attacking military positions in Russia. Some time ago it could not do it. With rare exceptions, it could not do it some time ago. Now it can. In jargon, we call it a long -range fire, that is, the equipment of Ukrainian, which attacks military objects in the depths Russia “.
Chancellor noted that Russia is completely ruthlessly attacking civilian facilities: “It bombs cities, kindergartens, hospitals and nursing homes. Ukraine does not do this. And we will attach great importance to so that it is so. However, a country that can only protect itself from an aggressor on its territory, is not sufficiently protected. And this defense of Ukraine is also currently against military infrastructure on the territory Russia “.
Merts also said that he regarded the proposals of Russian President Vladimir Putin about dialogue as weakness.
“If even the proposal for a meeting in the Vatican does not receive his approval, then we must be prepared for the fact that this war will last longer than we all want or represent. But we still have to try to do everything possible and use any opportunity to start negotiations,” he said in conclusion.