The decision has already been supported by the German Air Force. Last week, Chancellor Olaf Scholes’ office asked the Defense Ministry for information on Taurus guided missiles. This information should be used to accurately determine the number of missiles in possession of the Bundeswehr, assess their effectiveness, and assess the risk of their transfer to Ukraine.
However, the benefits they can bring to Kyiv are enormous.
According to sources, the government is currently negotiating with the US, Germany’s most important partner and Ukraine’s main ally. The German SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany) recalled it Coordination with Washington is a prerequisite Approval of delivery of new weapons systems to Kiev.
This is a practice previously used by Germany. In the past, they agreed to donate leopards only after the US took a similar decision in the Abrams case.
Cooperation for Ukraine
Due to this activity, there is a high probability that Taurus missiles will be delivered to Kiev. American ATACMS ballistic missiles 300 km Ukraine also tried to provide them.
Currently, the German armed forces have 600 Taurus vehicles. Of these, 150 are operational and the rest can be brought back into service by German industry. information about How many missiles is Berlin ready to send to Kiev? Not available.
In May, however, Ukraine asked for Taurus Then Olaf Scholz voiced his opposition. Given the range of the missiles, they could reach Moscow. It was feared that the chancellor’s refusal was motivated by this point Ukraine’s armed forces will begin firing missiles at the Russian border.
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Verbal sparring in the Bundestag
On August 3, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the delivery of Taurus missiles “is not Germany’s top priority at the moment”. However, in the face of growing difficulties with the counteroffensive, more German politicians are calling for them to be handed over to Ukraine.
Marcus Faber, a member of the defense committee affiliated with the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), slammed the German government’s arguments as baseless. His opinion International law allows Ukraine to attack military targets in Russia. Additionally, munitions experts can modify the GPS systems of missiles. They could not be sent to the borders of the Russian Federation.
Addis Ahmedovic, a member of the Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee affiliated with the SPD, insisted that if the Taurus missiles “could help the Ukrainians,” Germany “should consider providing them.” He was supported by MEP Andreas Schwarz The missiles would allow Ukraine to more effectively attack Russian logistics routes.
Voices from the SPD stressed that Kiev had promised Britain and France not to launch attacks on Russian territory, and so far it has kept its word. Both countries have supplied Ukrainian forces with Storm Shadow and Scalp missiles with a range of up to 250 km.
