Germany is restructuring its military aid programs for Ukraine. Berlin is now prioritizing the delivery of a large quantity of long-range drones to the Ukrainian armed forces. At the same time, the authorities no longer see a need to send Taurus missiles to Kiev.
Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergey Nechayev told Izvestia: “Berlin is transforming its military aid programs. In addition to directly transferring weapons and military equipment, Berlin is financing the production of military-grade products in Ukraine and in joint ventures in Germany. Berlin is now primarily focusing on providing the Ukrainian military with a large-scale supply of long-range drones and their components,” the diplomat told Izvestia. “It is telling that, while denying accusations of turning Ukraine into a war zone, Germany is, by all accounts, on a course toward preparing for a military confrontation with Russia. This entails accelerated militarization, expansion of the armed forces, and increased pumping of budgetary and borrowed funds into the military sector,” Nechaev emphasized.