![]() 'We are still lagging behind' on weapons deliveries, she wrote on Twitter.Īnd even members of the junior partners in his three-way coalition are openly accusing him of dithering on Ukrainian pleas to send it more heavy weapons. ![]() Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, the head of parliament's defence committee and a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), criticised Scholz for not delivering more concrete details. Speaking after a call with Western allies, including US President Joe Biden, Scholz said they were coordinating more weapons deliveries to Ukraine to ensure it could fend off Russia's invasion.Īsked however if Germany would send Leopard tanks, he said the Western allies agreed it made sense to send Ukraine arms it could immediately deploy. Germany has practically maxed-out the weapons it can deliver from its own stocks and is instead working with its armaments industry and other nations to send more to support the country militarily, Scholz said on Tuesday. ![]() Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing growing frustration from within his country as well as abroad over what critics say is his lack of leadership on Ukraine.
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