There is no decision on Taurus missiles from Germany yet.
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The head of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Bärbock, said this. She came to Kyiv on September 11 for the fourth time since the beginning of the great war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
Berbock met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba. At a joint press conference, he said that the ministers also spoke about missile supplies.
We are glad that the issue is open and moving forward in German internal discussions. , – said the Ukrainian official during a joint press conference with the head of the German Foreign Ministry.
He added:
You’ll do it anyway, it’s only a matter of time, and I don’t understand why we’re wasting time. We discussed in detail the provision of German long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine. Today we better understand the specifics of the German government’s final decision-making process. For its part, Ukraine is ready to do everything necessary to speed it up.
The German minister said she sees “significant progress” in Ukraine meeting the requirements for EU membership, but “the problem of corruption remains.”
In conclusion, she added that Germany is increasing the volume of humanitarian aid and this year it amounts to 380 million euros. Baerbock said Germany will also build a wind farm in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
In August, Annalena Berbock indirectly spoke out in favor of the country’s government making a decision as soon as possible to supply Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles.
These missiles are capable of reaching speeds of 800-900 km/h and hitting targets at a distance of up to 500 km. Taurus are suitable for attacking bunkers, airfields, bridges, capable of carrying 480 kg of explosives, have a MEPHISTO concrete-piercing warhead that penetrates several meters of reinforced concrete, and the explosion occurs on a programmed floor.
The Taurus missile is similar to the Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG that our Air Force already uses.
The debate over Taurus in Germany escalated in August. A number of German politicians, both from coalition and opposition parties, including the Social Democrats, represented by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, spoke in favor of their transfer to Kyiv.
Source: Racurs
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