The German Foreign Ministry said it had taken note of Dmitry Medvedev’s threats that German arms factories could be the target of an attack from Russia.
– We take note of such statements. That’s all, the spokeswoman for the German Foreign Ministry said at a press conference in Berlin. She added that German authorities are calling on Russia to end the “special military operation” in Ukraine and refrain from threats of further use of force.
Medvedev threatens to attack weapons factories in Germany
Earlier, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev referred to the demand of the head of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, which the Ukrainian armed forces could use for attacks on Russian territory. hinder the supply of the army.
“Apparently this is in accordance with international law. Well, then the attacks on the German factories where these missiles are produced will also be fully in accordance with international law,” Medvedev warned in a message on Telegram.
Strack-Zimmermann called on the German government to quickly deliver Taurus missiles to Kiev, arguing that their use by the Ukrainian military against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation would be justified.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that “the German leadership has forgotten the lessons of history, although it should remember them better than anyone and be more sensitive and intolerant to all expressions of hateful ideologies wherever they occur.”
Taurus missiles for Ukraine. Scholz blocks the transfer
The range of the Taurus cruise missile is 500 km (Moscow is 450 km from the border with Ukraine). As the Wall Street Journal has discovered, the German government has approved the delivery of these missiles in principle, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz is halting the process over concerns that German military personnel will have to go to Ukraine to help maintain and operate them advanced weapons.
According to the publication’s sources, Scholz believes that the presence of German military specialists in the war zone could draw Germany even deeper into the conflict, likely leading to a direct confrontation with Russia.
The German Chancellor’s spokesman said there is no immediate plan to transfer Taurus missiles to Ukraine. According to information from the WSJ, the deliveries could still be approved if the United States sends its missiles with a similar range to Ukraine.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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