Minister of Defense
Boris Pistorius sees arguments for and against Taurus delivery to Ukraine
The outgoing chancellor has stubbornly refused to deliver Taurus missiles to Ukraine. His designated successor sees it differently. What the Defense Minister says.
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has cautiously commented on the possible delivery of Taurus marching aircraft to Ukraine. “There are good arguments for the delivery and the use of Taurus. And there are many arguments, good arguments, against it,” said Pistorius on Monday evening at an SPD event in Hanover. He rejected that he was “always a supporter of a delivery in secret”. He “never said” this.
The expected future Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) had given the prospect of delivery of Taurus on Sunday evening. He had pointed out that Great Britain and France had already delivered marching missiles to Ukraine. At the same time, Merz emphasized that he would only deliver Taurus “only in coordination with the European partners”.
Taurus could achieve goals deep in Russia
Pistorius, who could also remain defense minister in the black and red government led by Merz, commented on a dialogue event on the SPD membership vote on the coalition agreement in Hanover. He “does not know a European partner with such a system,” he said. “Therefore, with the coordination, this is also a thing.”
Britain has delivered the Storm Shadow to Ukraine, France, the identical model Scalp. The range should be more than 250 kilometers. At Taurus it is over 500 kilometers, the system could make goals deep in the Russian territory. According to Merz ‘statement on Taurus, the Kremlin had warned of the risk of an “escalation” in the Ukraine conflict.
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Source: Stern
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