The German weekly Welt am Sonntag reported on Saturday that equipment maker Krauss-Maffei Wegmann had offered 100 shells, a type of artillery, to Ukraine, citing anonymous government sources in Kyiv. “This offer exists,” the German source told Reuters, without giving further details. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register The Welt am Sonntag report stated that the manufacturer did not currently have the weapons ready for delivery and so the German army had proposed to offer 100 of its own machine guns to Kyiv and the manufacturer to then deliver the new weapons to the German army as soon as ready – most likely from the second half of 2024. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann was not immediately available for comment. A spokesman for the German Ministry of Defense declined to comment. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Germany reversed its long-standing policy of not sending weapons to conflict zones and said it would supply Strela missiles, including weapons, to Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Solz said on Friday that it was important for Germany to supply only weapons that the Ukrainian army could use, such as older equipment from the army of the former communist East Germany. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Sabine Siebold By Victoria Waldersee Edited by Frances Kerry Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
