Britain has offered to buy Taurus cruise missiles from Germany so that London can supply Ukraine with more Storm Shadow missiles. According to German publication handelsblatt The idea of the federal government exporting the Taurus to the United Kingdom would give the London government the ability to supply additional Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, according to its sources.
The proposal was made a few weeks ago and is currently being reviewed by German authorities. But the main point of contention is the Taurus’ 500-kilometer range. So far, Germany has not provided Ukraine with weapons of similar characteristics.
The opposition Christian Democratic Union put to a vote a draft resolution calling on the Cabinet of Ministers to supply the Taurus River to Ukraine, but MPs voted against it.
TAURUS KEPD 350/150 is a German-Swedish long-range air-to-surface cruise missile designed for precision strikes and destruction of highly protected and embedded targets, including key point and extended objects, without the carrier aircraft penetrating the enemy air defense zone. . It was developed and manufactured by Taurus Systems GmbH, based in Schrobenhausen. It is a rival to the Storm Shadow cruise missile developed jointly by the UK and France.
Russia had previously sent a note to NATO countries regarding the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that any cargo containing weapons sent to Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that NATO countries were “playing with fire” by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Lavrov also stated that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, not only by providing weapons but also in personnel training.
Following the West, a special military operation (SVO) against Ukraine has become inevitable made Lavrov said that the attack from Ukraine was a direct threat to Russia. In his opinion, the West created a threat to the lands founded, developed and developed by the Russians, whose descendants live here for several centuries.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz named The reason why Ukraine cannot join NATO.