Germany approved sale of 100 howitzers to Ukraine

The German government has agreed to sell 100 howitzers to Ukraine directly from the manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the German media

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As informed by Spiegel with reference to a representative of the arms concern, Ukraine requested the opportunity to buy howitzers directly from the KMW concern in April. The concern filed an application for production of 100 Panzerhaubitze2000-type howitzers worth 1.7bn Euros in July, and a few days after that it received permission from the German Economy Ministry.