German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reiterated his stance against sending Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, despite the U.S. decision to send ATACMS missiles. This statement was made during a press conference in Warsaw and was echoed in his discussions with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The reaffirmation comes amid increased pressure from international defense officials, as reported by Bloomberg's Alex Wickham.
German Chancellor Scholz said that his decision not to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine remains “unchanged” after the US decision to transfer ATACMS missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
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. https://t.co/ElKY6NhGkF
🇩🇪🚀🚫 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
German Chancellor Scholz says "no change" on his decision not to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine after U.S. decision to send ATACMS. https://t.co/7XGsrEH9Oh
GERMANY'S SCHOLZ: NO CHANGE TO POSITION ON SENDING UKRAINE TAURUS MISSILES AFTER U.S. DECISION
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
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