Chief NATO calls for the removal of arms restrictions in Ukraine: We're connecting one hand to the Ukrainian forces.

The “is up to allies to decide on the limits of weapons sent to Ukraine. This is not a decision NATO is the decision taken by individual allies”, Stoltenberg said.

My “message is that I think it's time to consider some of these” restrictions, he added.

This statement from the chief of the board. NATO comes as the issue of sending several weapons to Ukraine remains controversial, writes euronews.

It becomes known that some states are reluctant to provide Kiev with long and powerful weapons that can strike deep inside Russia, fearing that they could escalate tensions and send Europe into a broader war.

Others say Ukraine needs all the weapons it can get to avoid a major opponent like Russia, stressing that Moscow does not show restrictions when it attacks Ukraine and its civilian objects.

Stoltenberg noted that some states within the military alliance have lifted the restrictions of specific weapons for Ukraine, though not all.

He called on states to reconsider their decision, citing the <x0-natural fighting in Kharkiv”.

But again these are individual decisions, not NATO”, the secretary said.

Otherwise, the US, Great Britain and France have offered Ukraine long-range rockets, though German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ruled out the possibility of sending Taras missiles despite repeated requests from Kiev.

Scholz claims that the missile which can locate and destroy a target would have to be operated by German field teams in Ukraine, something he considers to be <x0-line red lines”.