Both the opposition and the coalition are dissatisfied with the Federal Chancellor's decision.
At the insistence of the Government Office, the German Ministry of Defense withdrew everything heavy weapons from the list of arms supplies to Ukraine , which were to arrive in the short or medium term, Bild writes.
In particular, Leopard tanks, Puma and Marder armored personnel carriers, Boxer armored personnel carriers Fuch.
“Back in mid-March, almost all the weapons requested by Ukraine were on the list of supplies of German industry – even modern Leopard 2 tanks. However, later Scholz's office began to cut costs. As a result, the possible export of weapons from the German arms industry to Ukraine, listed by the Federal Ministry of Defense, has been reduced from 48 to 24 pages, “the newspaper writes.
to sell to Ukraine, and of Ukraine's initial 15 requests for armaments, only three remain.
On Tuesday, April 20, Chancellor Scholz said that the list of weapons for Ukraine had been reduced on the grounds that “none of the partners supplies it.”
and the Netherlands are supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine, “the newspaper said. The authorities in Germany must show what they want. But it is not doing so, “said Bavarian Prime Minister Marcus Söder (CSU).
In turn, the publication Spigel writes that dissatisfaction with the position of Scholz is in the ranks of the coalition. At the same time, the opposition bloc of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Unions (CDU/CSU) is already discussing the possible launch of a procedure of no confidence in the Federal Chancellor. In particular, a draft resolution on the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine may be submitted to the federal parliament if the chancellor does not do so.
One way to resolve this issue is to create an “additional list” of previously deleted weapons.
We recall that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suggested to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to abandon the prospect of our country's membership in NATO and adopt a neutral status in order not to “provoke” the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to attack.
At the same time, Germany actively blocked military aid to Ukraine before and at the beginning of the war, and is one of the main opponents of drastic sanctions against Russia.
