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Bundestag Votes in Favor of Draft Resolution on Supply of Long-Range Missiles to Kiev

BERLIN (Sputnik) - The German parliament, Bundestag, voted on Thursday in favor of a draft resolution submitted by factions of the ruling coalition on the supply of long-range weapons systems to Ukraine to destroy strategic targets in Russia's rear.
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"382 voted in favor, 284 against, 2 abstained," the chairman of the Bundestag said.
Earlier in the day, Bundestag voted against the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alternative for Germany (AfD) which directly calls on the German government to begin supplying Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles.
"182 voted in favor, 480 against, 5 abstained," the chairman of the Budestag said.
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Western countries have provided hundreds of billions of dollars worth of aid to Ukraine since the start of Russia's special military operation in February 2022. Aid shipments began in 2022 with artillery munitions and training and have escalated to include tanks, advanced air-defense systems, missiles and cluster munitions.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. According to him, the US and NATO are directly involved in the Ukraine conflict by supplying weapons and training soldiers in the UK, Germany, Italy and other countries.
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