Use of German weapons
CDU politician: Allow Ukrainians to attack Russia
05/13/2023 06:58 am
So far, Germany has been supplying arms to Ukraine. So far, however, they are not supposed to be used for attacks on targets in Russia. The Union faction is now questioning this: Ukraine must be able to “disrupt logistics and supplies beyond the border.”
The deputy leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, Johann Wadephul, advocates allowing Ukraine to use German weapons against targets on Russian territory. “Neither under international law nor politically is there any reason why Ukraine shouldn’t be allowed to attack targets in Russia,” the foreign policy expert told the Berlin daily Tagesspiegel. Some time ago, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the SPD spoke about a “consensus” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that German weapons would not be used for attacks on Russian territory.
Wadephul said, “Why should an attacked country be restricted to defending itself only on its own territory?” Ukraine must “be able to disrupt logistics and supplies beyond the border in order to be able to stop the war of aggression,” he said. “Germany must help Ukraine effectively instead of tying the country’s hands.”
Of course, Ukraine must maintain “proportionality”. But Wadephul sees this as a given: “Unlike Russia, Ukraine limits itself to attacks on industrial plants, tank farms, transport and military infrastructure. It doesn’t bomb residential complexes, hospitals or kindergartens – unlike Russia.”