Germany has exhausted opportunities for new supplies of ППО to Ukraine
Germany gave Ukraine everything it could to support air defense, and currently does not have additional resources for new supplies. At the same time, the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee Бундестагу Армін Лашет called on Kiev to de-escalate and stressed the importance of maintaining support for США.
This is reported by the German edition of Berliner Zeitung.
Lasheta was asked what additional assistance the Bundeswehr or the German defense industry can provide to Ukraine to strengthen its air defenses before the winter. In response, the politician said that there was practically no room for maneuver. According to him, the federal government has already used available resources and has no additional potential that could be quickly attracted to support Ukraine.
«Ми надали все, що було можливо, щоб підтримати Україну», Lashet noted.
Separately, the politician was asked about the possible supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine, which would allow to strike deep into Russia. He did not give a direct answer about the prospects for the transfer of such weapons, instead he mentioned the position of President США Дональда Трампа.
According to Lashet, the American leader urged the President of Ukraine Володимира Зеленського not to attack Russian oil refineries and enterprises for the production of diesel fuel.
«Я вважаю, що наразі нам слід робити ставку на деескалацію», said the German politician.
He also expressed concern that further aggravation of relations with Сполученими Штатами could have a negative impact on Ukraine. Therefore, in his opinion, it is important for Kyiv to maintain Washington’s support, in particular access to Starlink satellite service and intelligence information.
Zelensky recently stressed that Ukraine is not the number one priority for США in the supply of interceptor missiles PAC-2 and PAC-3 for Patriot air defense systems.
At the same time, Ukraine has exhausted the reserves of interceptor missiles for American Patriot air defense systems, which has made it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic strikes.
