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Germany Makes It Difficult For NATO Allies To Transfer Weapons To Ukraine

As the Bundestag continues to oppose involvement, flightpath tracking data shows how British aircraft are avoiding German airspace en route to ferrying anti-armour weaponry to Ukraine  

Daily Mail: Ukraine pleads with Berlin to send warships and missiles to deter Russian invasion as Germany is accused of taking a 'soft stance' with Putin 

* Ukraine has renewed calls for Germany to supply weapons to deter Russian attack, calling for warships and anti-aircraft systems to be deployed 

* Ukrainian ambassador also attacked Berlin's justification for its soft stance - that it owes an 'historic debt' to Russia over Second World War atrocities 

* Andriy Melnyk pointed out that Nazi atrocities were also committed in Ukraine 

* Britain supplied anti-tank missiles to Kiev after avoiding German airspace 

Ukraine has begged Germany for weapons to deter an attack by Russia, stepping up pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz who has so-far resisted calls to provide military assistance despite warnings Putin is about to invade. 

Andriy Melnyk, Kiev's ambassador to Berlin, said on Wednesday that Ukraine wants German warships to help defend against Russian attacks on its coasts in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, and anti-aircraft systems to prevent attacks from the air. 

It comes after Scholz, who has been accused of 'weakening' Europe and NATO's response to Russia with his soft stance, on Tuesday rejected the idea of supplying even defensive weapons to Kiev - citing a long-standing German policy. 

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WNU Editor: Germany needs energy from Russia. Or to put it bluntly .... they are dependent on it. They are not going to jeopardize this relationship .... Ukraine crisis highlights German dependence on Russian oil (FOX News)  

Update: This transportation detour is costly (see below):

Germany Makes It Difficult For NATO Allies To Transfer Weapons To Ukraine  

Germany blocks NATO ally Estonia from giving military support to Ukraine as it faces a possible Russian invasion: report -- Insider  

Germany Blocks NATO Ally From Transferring Weapons to Ukraine -- WSJ  

Germany Refuses Arms for Ukraine While Selling to the World -- Polygraph  

Germany holds its ground on denying weapons for Ukraine -- Defense News  

Germany Blocks NATO Partners From Supplying Its Weapons To Ukraine -- Zero Hedge  

Analysis: In Ukraine crisis, Germany faces tough decisions over gas pipeline -- Reuters  

Why Germany refuses weapons deliveries to Ukraine -- DW



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