Overview

• Germany, Britain, France and the US have removed all distance limits on munitions supplied to Ukraine, marking a clear policy shift under Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s new government.
• The decision authorizes Ukraine to target military infrastructure inside Russia for the first time in most instances, significantly broadening Kyiv’s defensive and retaliatory options.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the move as “dangerous” and argued it undermines prospects for a negotiated settlement.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky is due in Berlin on May 28 to meet Merz and press for further arms deliveries and ceasefire initiatives.
• Lifting range caps could accelerate provision of long-range systems such as Germany’s Taurus cruise missiles, which Berlin had previously declined to supply over escalation concerns.