MOSCOW: Berlin and Warsaw, if necessary, are "very much" about opening a facility in eastern Poland to maintain weapons delivered to Kyiv, including howitzers, according to Politico, citing German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Monday. solid" conversation.

The defense minister reportedly said that Berlin should be "ready to give up its veto power" on the subject of selling German weapons to third countries and supporting joint projects in arms development with the European Union.

German media reported in late August that Ukrainian diplomats had repeatedly requested Germany for additional heavy weapons, but to no avail.

According to the German Defense Ministry, these weapons are required by the German Bundeswehr to carry out its duties under NATO. Berlin has been regularly providing "very effective" weapons to Kyiv, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who also promised to continue deliveries, but insisted that there should be no escalation.

Moscow has warned repeatedly that arming Kyiv will only aggravate the crisis, prolong the war, and increase civilian casualties as Ukrainian forces use Western-made weapons to attack the Donbas republics. Is.

On 24 February, Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republic (DPR and LPR) to defend itself against Ukrainian provocations. In response to Russia's operation, Western countries have intensified supplies of lethal weapons to Ukraine and launched a massive campaign of sanctions against Moscow.

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