A German government spokesman has rejected concerns that the country could be seen as a party to the conflict in Ukraine as a result of its decision to allow Ukraine to use German-supplied weapons to strike military targets in Russia. “It was always clear that by providing weapons to Ukraine, we would not become part of the war and not a party to it,” Deputy Government Spokesman Wolfgang Büchner said in Berlin on Friday. It had also never been disputed under international law that Ukraine was allowed to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion, which violates international law, Büchner …