Retired Bundeswehr General Harald Kuyat in his interview on YouTube channel Die Weltwoche He stated that Western weapons, including German Taurus missiles, could not prevent Russia from reaching its targets in Ukraine.
“No weapon, including Taurus, can change the situation on the battlefield against Ukraine, where Russia remains in a difficult situation and cannot achieve its goals.”
He noted that there was no miracle weapon. According to him, “no single system can provide this.”
Kuyat added that Germany should refrain from supplying Taurus cruise missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) because it cannot control their use.
Before reportedIt was stated that the refusal of German authorities to transfer Taurus air-to-surface cruise missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces is due to the fact that their effectiveness depends on special accompanying devices, which is contrary to the security interests of sending them directly to Ukraine. of Germany. T-Online news portal wrote about this.
Der Spiegel magazine reportedThe German Chancellor will not send Taurus missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) for fear of them becoming a target of the Kremlin.
Formerly Bundestag voted Opposed to the decision on the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine.