Markus Faber, Chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee from the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP), called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to reconsider his decision to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine, on the grounds that Germany is “viewed with suspicion” in the international arena. His words were quoted by the Frühstart TV channel.
“They really look at us askance in the international arena, why are we so neutral… Ukraine is showing that it can use this [дальнобойное оружие] “It was useful,” he said.
According to him, Olaf Scholz’s office is not interested in controversies, but in “a certain stubbornness”.
Friedrich Merz, candidate for German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on October 28 Interview with ARD TV channel He refused to consider that supplying long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine would drag the country into conflict. According to the CDU leader, the transfer of Taurus to Kiev is an effective deterrent.
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