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Al Arabiya
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran must ‘never have nuclear weapons': Merz
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday that Iran must 'never have nuclear weapons,' his government spokesman said, as Israel continued a campaign of massive strikes targeting Tehran's nuclear program. The comment came in a conversation with the sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik al Said, in which both leaders agreed on the need to 'prevent the conflict from spreading,' German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said in a statement.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Germany's secrecy on arms for Ukraine will apply to potential Taurus deliveries
Restrictions introduced by Germany's new government on disclosing arms deliveries to Ukraine will also apply to potential supplies of long-range Taurus missiles, if such a decision is made. Source: Ukrinform, citing the statement by German government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius at his first briefing since taking office, as reported by European Pravda Details: Kornelius commented on future arms supplies to Ukraine. "Germany is ready to continue supporting Ukraine, including with weapons... But we will limit the information regarding specific weapons systems," Kornelius said, adding that "this will also apply to the Taurus systems". He did not directly answer whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz is ready to approve the delivery of the missiles, but noted that "the government is ready to support Ukraine in the context of long-range weapons". Kornelius emphasised that detailed information about transferred weapons does not aid Ukraine's defence strategy when the enemy side knows everything about the assistance provided. Therefore, the decision was made to restrict information on the volume of military aid and not to mention specific weapons systems. Meanwhile, German Defence Ministry spokesperson Michael Stempfle said: "Regarding Taurus, we are completely refraining [from providing information – ed.] for obvious reasons." He pointed out that Defence Minister Boris Pistorius had repeatedly said that there must be limits to public communication regarding such matters, especially Taurus, for security reasons. Meanwhile, the German Defence Ministry believes it is "overrated" when all attention is focused solely on one weapon system. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Germany gives Russia until end of day to agree to 30-day ceasefire
German government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius has stated that if a 30-day ceasefire is not established in Ukraine by the end of Monday, Berlin, together with its European partners, will begin preparing new sanctions against Russia. Source: German newspaper Bild, as reported by European Pravda Quote from Kornelius: "The clock is ticking– there are still twelve hours until the end of the day." Details: Kornelius said that Russia must agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine by the end of Monday, or it will face new sanctions. In response to a question about whether this means that European countries will start preparing sanctions after Monday, Kornelius said: "Exactly". "When today is over, preparations for sanctions measures will be initiated at the level of political advisors. At the same time, we are preparing the 17th package of sanctions in Brussels. These preparations are taking place in parallel with the negotiations [in Istanbul]," he stated. Background: On 10 May, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland demanded that Russia agree to an unconditional ceasefire for 30 days starting 12 May. During a visit to Kyiv, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other heads of state and government warned Russia of sanctions if it refused to halt hostilities. French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe and the United States would impose large-scale sanctions. Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin claimed that he is ready for "direct talks" with Kyiv in Istanbul on Thursday 15 May. However, he did not mention the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
