２０２２年４月２７日（Wed.）16:00UP ：　　　ウクライナへの援助は、ウクライナの人命を救うためにも武器供与が必要なのでしょう。しかし、プーチン政権に“No！“を突きつけるのはロシア国民自身であるべきなのです。ロシア国外へ脱出する気持ちもわかりますが、誠実なロシア国民の集合体を目指すのであれば、ロシアの全国各地で一斉の反戦デモを行うべきです。10〜100万人規模が主要都市で行われれば、治安部隊や軍隊も呼応することでしょう。兎に角、ロシア国民は日和見主義が多すぎます。スターリン独裁で懲りた筈ですが・・・。（ニュースソース：　DWーDE ４月26日発　）

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Germany will deliver anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine

After weeks of mounting pressure, the German government will now supply heavy military equipment to Ukraine. DW takes a look at how Berlin's position has changed since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

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In Germany, the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun "Gepard" was phased out of the Bundeswehr in the early 2010s

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The German government on Tuesday confirmed reports that it will approve a delivery of "Gepard" anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine.

German Defense Minister Christina Lambrecht announced the move during opening remarks at the Ramstein air base in Germany, coming at the start of a US-hosted defense conference on Ukraine.

"Yesterday we decided that Germany will make the delivery of 'Gepard' anti-aircraft tanks possible to Ukraine," Lambrecht said in a transcript of her speech seen by DW. The confirmation came after German media reported on the move.

The "Gepard" anti-aircraft system was developed in the 1960-1970s, but has been upgraded several times with the latest electronics. "The German army has taken them out of use almost a decade ago, not because they were obsolete, but because at that time the Bundeswehr was scaling down and they had no use for it anymore," defense journalist Thomas Wiegold told DW.

Lambrecht also said that Berlin was working to train Ukrainian soldiers on German soil. "We are working together with our American friends in training Ukrainian troops on artillery systems on German soil," the minister said.

In recent weeks, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government has come under increasing pressure for refusing to ship heavy weapons directly to Ukraine. Critics say his center-left Social Democrats (SPD) are too reluctant to stray from their historic policy of detente toward Moscow.

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Why is the announcement so significant?

Russia's invasion of Ukraine — and mounting pressure both at home and abroad — has pushed the German government to majorly shift the country's defense policy. Weeks ago, the German government's tank announcement would have been unthinkable.

At the end of January, when Russia had already massed more than 100,000 troops around Ukraine and the US was warning of an imminent invasion, Germany reiterated that it would not send any weapons.

Instead, Berlin offered to send Ukraine 5,000 protective helmets.

Just days before the helmet announcement, Berlin had not given Estonia permission to send old German howitzers to Ukraine.

"In recent years, the German government has repeatedly decided not to supply lethal weapons. There are reasons for this, which are of course also based on all the developments of recent years and decades," Scholz said at the time.

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After the Russian invasion began, Germany supplied Ukraine with the Soviet-designed man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems Strela

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ロシア国民よ、プーチンや国営放送のプロパガンダのウソに気がつけ！　ネオナチを打倒するとかプーチンが言っていますが、正にネオナチを演じているのはプーチンでありロシア軍と傭兵どもではないですか！　プーチンが欲しいのは自己の権益だけです。20兆円の個人資産はナンダ？！　これが全てを語っています。ロシア国民は騙されています！　立ち上がれ！　今すぐ！

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