Politicians from the coalition partner parties, the Greens and the Free Democrats (VDP), as well as the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), noted the need for the Taurus and made serious accusations against Scholz.
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The most effective defense against Russian airstrikes is to attack targets on Russian territory and in the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, from where Russia launches its strikes, said Sarah Nanni, spokeswoman for the Greens in the Bundestag for defense.
She noted that Ukraine does not yet have the necessary equipment for this, not least because Berlin does not supply Taurus cruise missiles.
This reluctance comes mostly from the Federal Chancellor and is not the general position of the German government, Nanni said.
What Taurus rockets can do and why the German government hesitates
Taurus missiles are able to recognize different types of material, making them especially effective for multilayer or hidden targets like bridges, experts say. Europe should prepare to shoulder the bulk of aid to Ukraine, especially if the United States gets bogged down in domestic political infighting over the election, European politicians and commentators say.
German Bundestag member Norbert Rötgen, head of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee, demands that Chancellor Olaf Scholz explain why he refuses to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
A lawmaker from the opposition CDU/CSU coalition (Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union) says that if Donald Trump wins the US election, there is a risk of a complete change in American foreign policy.
Explaining why Berlin is hesitant, Politico magazine noted in its publication late last year that, unlike the British or French missiles that sent their respective governments to Kiev, German missiles are more effective than targets such as the Kerch Bridge, which built by the Russians after the seizure of Crimea
Source: Racurs
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