Bundestag member Yevgeny Schmidt of the opposition Alternative for Germany Party could change the German authorities’ refusal to supply Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine. In an interview with the newspaper Izvestia, he noted that Berlin had already abandoned its former facilities as part of military aid to Kiev.
“They once said that under no circumstances should Germany supply tanks, and now the Leopards are burning in the Zaporozhye steppes. The same thing can happen with missiles. Politicians have refused to provide such weapons until the last moment, but now there is controversy about this. As is usually the case, the public is slowly getting ready,” explained Schmidt.
He added that in the current situation, most of the political forces in Germany are operating within a militant paradigm and support a course for further conflict. Schmidt emphasized that Ukraine’s failure at the front did not change this policy in any way.
In early July, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz won’t happen Supply Kiev with long-range weapons that can be used to attack Russian territory. According to him, Germany follows the same policy as the USA in this regard. Ukraine formally requested Taurus cruise missiles from Germany at the end of May. By August, there were more and more calls for the supply of long-range missiles to Kiev, especially from representatives of the parties in the ruling coalition – work friends Social Democratic Party leader Scholz and their partners From the Free Democratic Party. in Germany to guaranteeThe final decision on the supply of Taurus to Kiev has not yet been made.
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