BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a petition on support for Ukraine backing the delivery of weapons including heavy arms to the country to help it fend off Russian attacks.
“Alongside the broad economic isolation and decoupling of Russia from international markets, the most important and effective means to stop the Russian invasion is to intensify and speed up the delivery of effective weapons and complex systems including heavy arms,” the petition read.
The petition was backed by both the three parties in the ruling coalition as well as the opposition conservatives, passing with 586 votes in favor, 100 against and seven abstentions, according to Bundestag Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki.
(Reporting by Paul Carrel and Alexander Ratz; Writing by Sarah Marsh; Editing by Miranda Murray)
Awesome!
Anyone know who were the 100 against? AFD? Who else?
Also, does this change anything with the Rheinmetall request or does that still have to be approved?
Finally
Its a start. This is how politics should work. They should do what the people want them to do. It took the US 2 years to declare war on Germany in WW2. Humans suck at doing the right thing quick.
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a petition on support for Ukraine backing the delivery of weapons including heavy arms to the country to help it fend off Russian attacks.
“Alongside the broad economic isolation and decoupling of Russia from international markets, the most important and effective means to stop the Russian invasion is to intensify and speed up the delivery of effective weapons and complex systems including heavy arms,” the petition read.
The petition was backed by both the three parties in the ruling coalition as well as the opposition conservatives, passing with 586 votes in favor, 100 against and seven abstentions, according to Bundestag Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki.
(Reporting by Paul Carrel and Alexander Ratz; Writing by Sarah Marsh; Editing by Miranda Murray)
Awesome!
Anyone know who were the 100 against? AFD? Who else?
Also, does this change anything with the Rheinmetall request or does that still have to be approved?
Finally
Its a start. This is how politics should work. They should do what the people want them to do. It took the US 2 years to declare war on Germany in WW2. Humans suck at doing the right thing quick.