German Justice Minister Marko Buschmann has said that under international law, the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine would not mean entering a war against Russia, the Süddeutsche Zeitung has reported.
According to him, Ukraine is waging an authorized war against Russia. "If they exercise their legal right to self-defense, supporting them by supplying weapons cannot lead to becoming a party to war," Buschmann said.
At the same time, the minister noted that this is not only his personal point of view, but also that of the German federal government.
Regarding U.S. President Joseph Biden's accusation of genocide of Ukrainians, the minister said: "There is no doubt that heinous and terrible crimes are being committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine."
According to him, for genocide to be legally proven, there must be an intent to destroy in whole or in part a national, racial, religious or ethnic group as such, and he cannot yet say whether there is such evidence.