The Russian invasion of Ukraine will end in military defeat due to widespread Western support for Kiev. German Economy Minister Robert Habeck predicts it, quoted by Dpa.
No one suspected that 2022 would end like thishe said, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing the war on the battlefield because of the weapons that the Ukrainian army receives from Europe, NATO and the United States and uses “skillful, strategic, wise and heroic”.
I am in favor of Germany, together with the other allies, supporting Ukraine in such a way as to win the war, underlined Habek, who supported the supply of weapons to Kiev even before the start of the war.
After the outbreak of the military conflict Berlin has been heavily criticized for its initial reluctance to send weapons to Ukrainea. However, contrary to decades-old principles, centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced the lifting of the ban on handing over weapons in areas of military conflict.
Since then hand Ukraine were authorized arms deliveries for 2.24 billion euros, which include self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, self-propelled howitzers, reactive salvo firing systems and the IRIS-T air defense system.
Habeck, who is also Scholz’s deputy, stressed that he is confident that Germany and its Western allies will continue to ship new systems and provide additional support to Ukraine. However, he specified it Berlin will not act unilaterally.
