“(German Chancellor. -
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) Olaf Scholz is absolutely right when, shortly after making a difficult decision on battle tanks, he gives a clear refusal to the debate that immediately broke out about new deliveries of offensive weapons systems by Germany - from fighters to submarines, "Stegner said in interview with Welt newspaper.
He recalled the need to prevent further escalation of the conflict.
Earlier, Deputy Spokesperson for the German Cabinet of Ministers Christiane Hofmann said that Berlin does not plan to supply fighter jets to Kyiv, his position on this issue remains unchanged.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the issue of Berlin's supply of fighter jets to Kyiv is currently "hypothetical".