One Effect Of Ukraine's Recent Military Success: "Kyiv’s offensive gets a greenish light from its allies "

Following on "Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia Is Very Impressive".

From Politico.eu, August 9:

Germany and other Ukraine allies have been reluctant to allow Ukraine to hit Russia, but the latest offensive may be shifting policy. 

As Ukraine widens its attacks inside Russia, there is no sign that the country's sometimes reluctant Western allies are putting pressure on Kyiv to ease off.

That includes Germany, an ally which has often been reluctant to risk provoking Russian leader Vladimir Putin, particularly when it comes to providing Ukrainians with weapons they could use to attack Russia.

But there are no flashing red lights from Berlin over this week's incursion into Russia.

"Ukraine has the right to self defense enshrined in international law," Germany's foreign ministry told POLITICO in a statement. "This is not limited to its own territory."

Many politicians in Germany’s conservative opposition have provided even more full-throated support for the Ukrainian offensive — and the use of German weapons on Russian territory. Roderich Kiesewetter, a senior lawmaker with the Christian Democrats, told POLITICO it's totally legitimate to strike "staging areas" inside Russia with weapons donated by Germany.

"The question of whether Western weapons are involved doesn't come up because, after they are delivered, they are Ukrainian weapons," said Kiesewetter.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has so far refrained from breaking away from his summer vacation to say anything about the incursion.

Scholz has long sought to walk a fine line, touting Germany’s robust military support for Ukraine while depicting himself to his Social Democratic Party (SPD) base as a “peace chancellor” — a leader who knows how to keep the war from spiralling out of control.

For this reason, the chancellor has almost always moved in lockstep with the U.S. when it comes to Ukraine aid on everything from battle tanks to air defense systems. But some weapons have proven to be too much for Scholz to swallow: He continues to resist handing over long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv despite strong pressure from Ukraine and from the other members of his ruling coalition — the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Greens....

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