A quarter of Germans are in favor of transferring cruise missiles to Ukraine - poll

31 May 2023, 00:13 | Peace 
фото с Зеркало недели

German citizens oppose the transfer of cruise missiles to Ukraine. These are the results of the survey from RTL and ntv.

In particular, only 25% of Germans responded to the question “Should Germany transfer cruise missiles to Ukraine?”? ” responded positively, 66% answered “no”. The authors of the study argue that such a trend is recorded among respondents who are supporters of various political forces..

As reported, Ukraine applied to Germany with an official request for Taurus cruise missiles..

Earlier, CDU defense expert Roderich Kizewetter spoke in favor of transferring Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.. According to him, missiles with a range of up to 500 km will allow Kyiv and the country to hit Russian military infrastructure far beyond the front line..

[quote type\u003d" The missile is considered an effective weapon against hardened targets such as command bunkers or ammunition depots.. [/quote].

Back in November 2022, more than 70% of Germans did not support an increase in military assistance to Ukraine.

However, already in March 2023, half of the surveyed German citizens spoke in favor of supplying weapons to Ukraine, and most of the German society now sees Russia as the greatest threat to world peace..

Источник: Зеркало недели