'It is our duty to do our best to help Ukraine defend against the invading army of Putin,' German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday.
Friso GentschThe announcement marks a reversal of restrictive policies in Germany that prohibited sending arms to conflict areas. For more stories,Germany is planning to send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger missiles to Ukraine, according to a statement made by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday. "It is our duty to do our best to help Ukraine defend against the invading army of Putin.
As part of the new stance, Germany is also lifting restrictions it previously held among NATO allies that prohibited sending German-originated arms to conflict areas. This will allow countries like the Netherlands to ship 400 rocket-propelled grenades to Ukraine,Germany will reportedly now also allow Estonia to send to Ukraine a set of eight Howitzers it bought from the then East Germany.
Allies such as Poland had expressed open frustration, bordering on disgust, with Germany's stance, and blamed it for delaying European Union sanctions against Russia.
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