According to the minister, the government cannot fulfill the opposition's demand for assistance to Kyiv, because the German army itself needs armored vehicles.
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht rejected the idea of transferring the Fuchs armored personnel carrier to Ukraine, explaining it as Germany's own interests in the field of security. But we must also take care of Germany's defense capabilities,” Süddeutsche Zeitung quoted Lambrecht as saying, representing the Social Democratic Party of Germany. military inspector,” the minister added.
The publication explains that previously the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Eberghard Zorn, stated that there are no opportunities for the transfer of armored vehicles to Ukraine. The CDU/CSU party offered to quickly send 200 Fuchs armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian army through the adoption of a corresponding decision in the Bundestag. The party also reminded that the current coalition at the end of April already approved the delivery of heavy military equipment to Ukraine.
“The Ukrainian army needs to quickly send equipment that can be immediately used at the front. Such equipment is in the warehouses of the Bundeswehr and will soon be decommissioned: these are Fuchs armored personnel carriers,” the CDU/CSU statement reads.
Recall that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently stated that Berlin is transferring the most modern weapons to Ukraine, therefore the speed of German deliveries is inferior to the speed of American.
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