# Foreign minister backs heavier German weapons for Ukraine after a slow start

Date: 2022

From spring 2022 [Baerbock](/people/annalena-baerbock) publicly backed Gepard, IRIS-T, and later Leopard-related transfers while the chancellery sequenced announcements. Advocacy-plus-cabinet membership is a completed political act.

## People

- Annalena Baerbock: https://factrail.ai/people/annalena-baerbock

## Drivers

- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-baerbock-ukraine-weapons-2022/
- https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-baerbock-ukraine-weapons