Germany raises restrictions on uranium inserts according to Russia's air raid

Germany raises restrictions on uranium inserts according to Russia's air raid

The Federal Government and other Ukrainian allies for the first time have lifted the restrictions on Ukraine to fire long -distance missiles in Russia, the German Chancellor said on Monday. This happened after days of massive Russian air strikes on the capital and other regions.

important change of strategy

This represents a significant change of strategy of important allies who have so far largely rejected Ukraine's request to use western weapons deep into the Russian area. "There are no longer any ranges restrictions for the weapons delivered to Ukraine," said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a European forum in Berlin on Monday. "Neither from the British nor the French, nor by us. Not from the Americans."

self -defense through attacks

"In other words, Ukraine can now defend itself by attacking military positions in Russia," he added. This announcement takes place after unprecedented drone and rocket attacks on Ukraine at the weekend. Russian President Vladimir Putin is exposed to international pressure to accept an armistice, also by US President Donald Trump, who is increasingly frustrated with slow progress.

new chancellor, new views

Merz was appointed Chancellor, and his explanation is in blatant contrast to his predecessor Olaf Scholz, who had repeatedly rejected the cancellation of the restrictions for Ukraine. However, Merz left open whether Germany will provide Ukraine its powerful long -range rockets of Taurus - something he had supported while Scholz was still in office.

US assignments and concerns

The United States raised their restrictions last November when the then President Joe Biden of Ukraine approved the use of the US-delivered long-distance Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) in Russia. However, this decision was controversial and the result of months of discussions. The United States even refused to deliver atacms in the first two years of the war and only delivered the rockets in April 2024. Some American civil servants feared that this could escalate the war in the fourth year, while others were concerned about the pentagon's dwifier.

Russian threats and international reactions

Russia has opened openly that every cancellation of the restrictions for long -distance weapons would mean a war with NATO. Putin warned the West that Moscow would consider every attack supported by a nuclear attack as a joint attack - and that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it is attacked with conventional rockets. The spokesman for the Kremlin, Dmitri Peskow, criticized Merz ’announcement on Monday and described the cancellation of the restrictions as" rather dangerous ".

reactions from Ukraine

"If such decisions are made, they absolutely contradict our efforts to achieve a political agreement and the efforts that are made in the context of the agreement," he said, according to the state news agency TASS. Ukraina's President Wolodymyr Selenskyj is expected in Berlin on Wednesday, as Reuters reported on several sources. The Russian attacks at the weekend demanded more than two dozen human lives, including children, while Ukraine urges western allies to continue to put Moscow under pressure to end the war.

urgent appeal from Selenskyj

"Without really strong pressure on Russian leadership, this brutality cannot be stopped," said Selenskyj on Sunday. Trump expressed increasing frustration with Putin on Monday and described the Russian guide as "absolutely crazy" - while he also criticized Selenskyj's statements, which in his opinion cause "problems".

domestic pressure in the USA

The pressure also grows within Trump's republican basis, since some congressions - including the Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham as well as the MPs Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon - are pushing strict sanctions against Russia. "It is time for honesty. Peace talks have zero effect on Putin," Bacon wrote to X. "The USA and allies have to arm Ukraine to the teeth."