Pressure mounted on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine as lawmakers from his governing coalition voted on Thursday (22 February) for a resolution to deliver “long-range weapon systems” to Ukraine.

Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/9240435

While France and Britain have passed on their own long-range SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, Chancellor Scholz (SPD, S&D) has mystified allies with his persistent reluctance to deliver equivalent German Taurus missiles.

Long-range weapons to strike behind enemy lines are among the most urgently needed weapons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasised at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) last weekend.

  • @CAVOKEnglish
    10•9 months ago

    Did everyone decide to copy Trumps playbook? Can we have the adults back in the room please?

    Why not just answer the question?

    • @[email protected]English
      4•9 months ago

      Sounds like he really didn’t want to answer. But why? Missiles already approved? Completely off the table? Why react emotionally?