German chancellor deliberately delays weapon delivery to Ukraine – opposition leader

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CDU (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) leader Friedrich Merz has accused the federal government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Social Democratic Party of Germany) of deliberately delaying arms deliveries to Ukraine, spiegel.de reported.

“There are obviously delaying strategies in the federal government, at least one delaying tactic,” said Merz on Tuesday evening on the “RTL Direkt” program. He referred to public complaints from defense contractors that they were not being granted export licenses for tanks. “They don’t play with open cards here,” criticized Merz. “There can be reasons not to say everything, but then the chancellor should also express it.”

Referring to Scholz’s warnings of an escalation of the Ukraine war, Merz said: “The Chancellor has gotten used to a rhetoric that does not match what he claims to do.” The CDU leader recalled the cross-party decision of the Bundestag, which advocates the delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine to help the country defend against the russian attack. However, Scholz speaks less of this, criticized Merz. Instead, he constantly talks about a risk of escalation. “There is a risk of escalation if we don’t help Ukraine,” warned the CDU leader. russian President Vladimir putin will continue his aggressive policy “if we don’t stop him”.

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