Germany: “First Ukraine Receives ATACMS from the US, then We Give Our Taurus”
Technically, Germans say they are ready to provide their famous cruise missiles Taurus to Ukraine – but only when similar ATACMS rockets are supplied by the United States. Taurus KEPD 350 long-range cruise missile. Image credit: MBDA Deutchland German officials indicate their willingness to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles, but with a caveat that the transfer should coincide with a similar action from the United States. This sentiment has been expressed by members of Germany’s ruling Social Democratic Party, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Nils Schmid, the spokesperson for the SPD faction in the Bundestag on foreign policy, alluded to this in an interview with Deutsche Welle on August 6. He mentioned the possibility of supplying additional systems like the Taurus in conjunction with American efforts. The conditions attached to the transfer of cruise missiles to Ukraine by German politicians are as follows: Uk...