Germany, Sweden not against using their weapons to regain Crimea

17/8/2022 5:55

        Germany and Sweden do not object to using their weapons by Ukraine to regain control over Crimea, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Tuesday, citing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.
        According to the agency, at a joint press conference with Andersson in Stockholm, Scholz said that Ukraine has the right to use weapons it receives from Western partners "to protect its territorial integrity".
        For her part, Andersson said that providing weapons to Ukraine is a historic decision made by Sweden and Germany.
        Crimea was incorporated into Russia in March 2014 following a local referendum recognized by Moscow. Ukraine says the peninsula was annexed.