“If these decisions have actually been made, they are completely contrary to our aspirations for a political (peaceful) solution … These are quite dangerous decisions if they were taken,” said according to the AFP Pieskov agency to Russian journalist Alexander Junaszew.
Readiness for “long -term war with Moscow”
Earlier on Monday, May 26, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that “there are no restrictions on the scope [wykorzystywania przeciwko Rosji] Weapons supplied by Ukraine through the West “, including the United States, Great Britain, Germany and France.
Merz did not specify when this decision was made. He added that there are restrictions on places where Kiev can hit, but did not give details. The German chancellor also said that Kiev and his allies exhausted “all diplomatic means” and should prepare for a long war with Moscow.
“After the last three weeks, no one can seriously accuse us that we have not exhausted all available diplomatic means,” said Merz during the Monday forum WDR Europaforum organized by the German WDR television station.
West anger after Russia's attacks on Ukraine
At the beginning of May, the West gave Moscow an ultimatum regarding the suspension of weapons, threatening to exacerbate sanctions.
The Russian leader Vladimir Putin first answered the proposal for direct talks with Kiev in Istanbul, and then the memorandum regarding the suspension of weapons during the next telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, but none of these proposals led to the suspension of weapons.
Last weekend, Moscow carried out large -scale raids to Ukraine, using hundreds of drones and rockets for three nights in a row, which caused the anger of Western leaders, including Trump, who said Putin “completely crazy”.
Approval of long -range attacks on Russia
From the end of 2024, the West has abolished some restrictions on attacks with long -range weapons on Russia. US President Joe Biden abolished the restrictions on the US -delivered Atacms shells at the end of 2024, enabling Kiev to attack goals on Russia along the border.
At that time, it was speculated that this change may also affect the decisions of other Western allies of Ukraine providing it with long -range weapons, such as British Shadow maneuvering missiles. Their use requires Washington's consent, because they use elements of American technology covered by American regulations regarding international weapon trading (ITAR).
Until now, the Germans did not provide Kiev by Taurus missiles or any long -range weapons, but before taking the position of Chancellor at the beginning of May, Merz expressed openness to their handing over to Ukraine. Merz also announced last week that future arms agreements and details regarding military assistance for Kiev would not be made public [ze względów bezpieczeństwa].
