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Germany has approved the delivery of 400 anti-aircraft missiles (RPGs) from the Netherlands to Ukraine, the Berlin Defense Ministry said, confirming a policy change following criticism from Berlin for refusing to send weapons to Kiev as opposed to others. allies, Reuters reported.
“The approval has been confirmed by the chancellor,” a defense ministry spokesman said on Saturday. RPGs come from German army stockpiles.
Germany has a long-standing policy of not exporting weapons to war zones, which has its roots in part in its bloody history in the 20th century and the consequent policy it followed. Countries intending to promote German arms exports must first apply for approval in Berlin.
German Chancellor Olaf Soltz has repeatedly referred to this policy in recent weeks when he refused to hand over weapons to Ukraine.
Berlin has also yet to decide on an Estonian request to transfer old German Republic artillery shells to Ukraine. Finland bought the shells in the 1990s after the fall of the Berlin Wall and later resold them in Estonia.
Source: Capital
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