Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will finish in army defeat due to broad Western assist for Kiev, based on German Economy Minister Robert Habeck.
“Nobody would have thought that 2022 would end like this,” Habeck advised dpa.
“[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is losing this war on the battlefield” as a result of the Ukrainian military is receiving weapons from Europe, NATO and the US and is utilizing these weapons “skilfully and strategically, cleverly and heroically,” the minister mentioned.
“I am in favour of Germany, together with the allies, supporting Ukraine in such a way that it can win this war,” mentioned Habeck, who had advocated arms deliveries to Kiev earlier than the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Following the start of the Russian invasion on the finish of February, Berlin got here beneath fireplace for its preliminary reluctance to ship weapons to Ukraine. However in a break with rules that had been in place for many years, centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz ultimately introduced an finish to a ban on arms deliveries to battle zones.
Since then, deliveries value €2.24 billion have been accepted for Ukraine, together with anti-aircraft tanks, self-propelled howitzers, a number of rocket launchers and the IRIS-T air defence system.
Habeck, who additionally serves as Scholz’s deputy, mentioned he was sure that Germany and its Western allies would proceed to ship “new systems and further support,” however emphasised that Berlin wouldn’t act unilaterally.
