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Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted on Monday that he will not loosen the rules for the use of German weapons in Ukraine’s defensive fight against Russia, despite the pleas from Kiev. The government had made “a few decisions” regarding military support for Ukraine “that are very clear to me,” Scholz said in New York, just before he was to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Scholz specified that this included restrictions that prevent Ukraine from firing missiles deep into Russian territory. “That is not compatible with my personal stance … We will not do that. And we have good reasons …

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