Russia warns Germany over signal on long-range weapons for Ukraine
Germany’s chancellor said there were no more range restrictions on weapons supplied to Kyiv
Russia rebuked Germany on Monday after Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested Ukraine could now employ longer-range weapons in its defence against Moscow.
These were “quite dangerous decisions, if they have been made,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
He was referring to an earlier statement by Merz, who said there were “no longer any range restrictions on weapons supplied to Ukraine, neither by the British, nor by the French, nor by us, nor by the Americans”.
It was unclear whether Merz’s comments represent a change, or if he was referring to the use of certain Western missiles against Russian territory since late last year.
The United States has given Ukraine ATACMS missiles, which have a range up to 300km, while the United Kingdom and France have supplied Shadow Storm/Scalp cruise missiles. Berlin has been weighing whether to provide Taurus cruise missiles which have a range of 500km.