Germany’s newly elected chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has announced that Ukraine’s Western allies are lifting range restrictions on the weapons they have been supplying to Kyiv.

Speaking at a local political event in Berlin on Monday, Merz said the policy shift applies to weapons provided by countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the United States.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded, saying any such decision runs “absolutely contrary” to any future peace settlement with Kyiv.

Merz’s announcement comes amid an escalation in Russian attacks across Ukraine and criticism from US President Donald Trump, who described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “crazy” on Sunday.

So the question is, how might this decision influence future ceasefire negotiations between

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