In a significant policy shift, the German government announced that Ukraine can now utilize German-supplied weapons to defend itself against Russian attacks originating from positions just over their shared border. This decision follows a similar move by the United States, which granted Kyiv permission to strike back with American weapons at Russian military assets targeting Ukraine's second-largest city.
The German government emphasized that recent Russian attacks on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, orchestrated from areas just across the border in Russia, have warranted this change in policy. The statement highlighted Ukraine's right under international law to defend itself against such attacks and confirmed that weapons provided by Germany can be used for this purpose in accordance with international legal commitments.
