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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has repeated that he does not support the transfer of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
He made this statement during a question-and-answer session in the Bundestag on March 13, according to Ukrinform.
“For me, sending missiles to Ukraine is out of the question… This is a line in the sand for me as a chancellor,” Scholz stated.
He explained his decision to keep ruling out Germany’s participation and the use of such missiles as, in his opinion, it requires direct involvement of German soldiers. However, Scholz thinks it is not possible even even if the soldiers are not physically present on Ukrainian territory.
German Chancellor has also expressed concerns about Ukraine getting an opportunity to target big cities in Russia, including Moscow.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports some of the officials in the German government strive to convince Chancellor Olaf Scholz to change his mind in terms of providing Taurus.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leader of the Free Democratic Party, disagreed with Scholz’s position and hoped that he would change his mind. Among those are Robert Habeck, Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, leader of the Free Democratic Party.
In addition, On 14 March, a proposal from the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union will be put to a vote and, if approved, will require Scholz to immediately send the Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
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