War in Ukraine: Scholz agrees to supply arms to Ukraine from German producers

This post will be broadcast without narration. O-Ton Olaf Scholz (SPD), Federal Chancellor: “Our common goal, the goal of dozens of nations that are now supporting Ukraine with financial aid and military supplies, is to train the Ukrainian military so that it can withstand the Russian attack.In the beginning, we supplied Ukraine with weapons from our own stocks.We now have to realize that the possibilities we have are reaching their limits.That’s why we’re setting up a special fund so that our army can pursue After years of saving, we will finally be well equipped and are investing massively in the capabilities of the Bundeswehr. We will always maintain our ability to defend Germany and the territory of our NATO allies against a Russian attack, even in this situation. And that is why we have in one second step allows Ukraine to buy military equipment manufactured in our countries. Our deliveries also tie in further with what our closest allies and friends have been doing in their turn. And our common goal is to continue to train the Ukrainian military so that it can continue to defend itself against the attack. Just look around at what others are doing who are closely allied with us, for example our friends in the G7. The US, Canada, UK, France, Italy and whatever they supply. They came to similar conclusions with their military officials. As far as such equipment is concerned, we are talking about immediately available deployment systems that can be used, especially if they are already deployed in Ukraine. And that’s why it’s no coincidence that everyone came to the same conclusion that it makes most sense if, for example, the systems that are still in place with the Eastern European NATO partners are used from there and we then enable them to ensure their own security for the future. So, looking at the world sometimes helps. In this case, it leads to the realization that those who are in a comparable starting position to Germany act like us.”