Ukrainian ambassador to Germany urges not to draw red lines in support of Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine
Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany, would like the Russian war against Ukraine to be a topic of the election campaign in Germany but has warned against drawing red lines in assistance to Kyiv.
Source: ZDF with reference to Makeiev’s interview with dpa
Details: Makeiev expects the German democratic parties to take more active steps to support Ukraine.
Quote from Makeiev: “Today, more than ever, we need action. And this is what I expect from the democratic parties in this election campaign.
I believe that it is wrong to draw red lines around ourselves, but not in front of the enemy and aggressor.”
Background:
- Earlier, Robert Habeck, German Vice Chancellor, Minister of Economy and co-leader of the Greens, criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his reluctance to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles and expressed regret that decisions on new weapons had been made “always too late” in the past.
- The Taurus debate has emerged again after the US authorised Ukraine to carry out strikes on Russia with long-range weapons and Germany is approaching early elections. Friedrich Merz, the leader of the largest opposition party, the CDU, who has a good chance of becoming the next chancellor, is in favour of the Taurus transfer.
- The CDU’s coalition partners are also in favour of the decision, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz insists that he will not do so. Also, more than 60% of Germans are against providing Ukraine with Taurus.
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