German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has expressed support for a proposal to engage in a missile exchange with the UK to arm Ukraine, a move that involves swapping Taurus missiles for Storm Shadow missiles. Baerbock mentioned she does not rule out this possibility and is discussing it in confidence. This potential ring exchange, or 'Ringtausch', is aimed at facilitating the delivery of long-range missiles to Ukraine. The discussions between Britain and Berlin have been confirmed, with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron offering assistance to overcome problems preventing the Taurus delivery to Ukraine. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius have voiced objections to the proposal. Scholz highlighted concerns about the impact and application location of the weapon system during a briefing with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Similarly, Pistorius expressed skepticism about the feasibility of Cameron's suggestion, as reported by 'Tageschau'. Additionally, French President Macron has delayed his Kyiv visit amid tensions over Ukraine comments.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius objected to the idea of British Foreign Minister David Cameron for London to buy German "Taurus" missiles and then send its "Storm Shadow" missiles to Ukraine, writes "Tageschau" . Asked if there was such an option, Pistorius replied: "I… https://t.co/sjP15qV6kq
🇩🇪 🇲🇾 Scholz disowned the idea of exchanging long-range missiles with Britain The German Chancellor stated this at a joint briefing with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim: 📝 “As for this weapon system, I believe that given its impact and location of application, it… https://t.co/uwOhU01WGw
Missile swap with UK to arm Kiev is 'an option' – German FM British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has offered to help Berlin with its 'problems preventing a Taurus delivery' to Ukraine https://t.co/GJBQ6mUaql https://t.co/18pfZYV7i3
Germany’s foreign minister has confirmed that Britain and Berlin are discussing a weapons rotation, or “Ringtausch”, which would allow more deliveries of long-range missiles to Ukraine Find out from The Telegraph's @JamesERothwell in Berlin ⬇️ https://t.co/0Z4kf1wVgS https://t.co/0y4Zf5Wi8r
🚀 Baerbock does not rule out the possibility of exchange Taurus 🔄 Storm Shadow to Ukraine 🇫🇷 Macron delays Kyiv visit amid tensions over Ukraine comments, - Politico
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock does not rule out the possibility of a ring exchange with Great Britain regarding the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine. "That would be an option. We are discussing this in confidence," said Baerbock, commenting on the proposal of… https://t.co/xcHonPhGiC
German Foreign Minister supports proposal to swap missiles with UK to arm Ukraine https://t.co/xv4W6XBRlV