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BERLIN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Britain is not judging countries
who have chosen not to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons,
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Wednesday during a visit
to Berlin.
While the United States and Britain have started sending
more arms to Ukraine, Germany has ruled out sending deadly
weapons for historical reasons and said it will supply military
helmets and a field hospital.
Asked during a news conference alongside his German
counterpart whether he felt Germany was doing enough to deter a
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Wallace said: "The advantage of
being in NATO is there are 30 allies so we can all assist
Ukraine in our own way.
"Obviously the United Kingdom has taken a view that lethal
aid of a tactical defensive nature is something that the
Ukrainians need. But we're not sitting in judgement over other
countries."
On Tuesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said
Britain would look to contribute to any new NATO deployments if
Russia invaded Ukraine.
The Telegraph newspaper, citing UK government sources,
reported Britain was now considering sending additional military
forces to eastern Europe as a deterrent to a Russian invasion.
It said any extra contribution by Britain is more likely to
focus on NATO's northeastern flank rather than its southeastern
fringes - which would be closer to Ukraine.
(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan and William James in London;
Editing by Mark Heinrich)