German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirms his decision not to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine despite the US delivering long-range ATACMS. This follows contradicting statements from Airbus Defense and Space's Michael Schöllhorn and pressure from various sources.
🇩🇪🚀🚫 So.... Olaf Scholz said that he would not change his decision about Taurus for Ukraine, even if USA began delivering long-range ATACMS. https://t.co/BxcDyLmo5C
⚡️Chancellor of Germany Olaf #Scholz stated that he will not change his decision regarding the delivery of Taurus missiles to #Ukraine. The German leader reiterated his disagreement with this during a press conference in #Warsaw. 📷: AFP https://t.co/emszsTaifr
During a press moment with British Prime Minister Sunak, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he has not changed his mind on supplying Taurus cruie missiles to Ukraine, Bloomberg reporter @alexwickham reports. This comes after renewed pressure by Chairwoman of the Defense… https://t.co/hTEfurIrLZ
Great news for Ukraine, but I would like to point something different out. I've seen plenty of reports in the latest one or two days that this will put pressure on Scholz about delivering Taurus to Ukraine. In my opinion, this could not be further from the truth. For Scholz, it… https://t.co/9PPwlOMb0S
The US supplies long-range ATACMS to Ukraine. And this: The head of the defense company Airbus Defense and Space, Michael Schöllhorn, contradicts the statement that Bundeswehr units are necessary for the use of German cruise missiles in Ukraine. “If there was the will for a… https://t.co/xWLfbW6CZy
In Germany I hear that sending Taurus to Ukraine is in a dead end and not going to happen. Very interesting to hear how Scholz goes about it if the U.S. now delivers longer-range ATACMS to Ukraine