There is no new information on the possible provision of Germany's Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters at the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 16.
The company effectively denied a statement made earlier by Johannes Arlt, an expert at Germany's Social Democratic Party. He claimed that Germany's defense industry would struggle to replenish its needed stockpiles if it sent the missiles to Ukraine.
The acquisition of long-range German Taurus missiles by Ukraine will not radically change the battlefield situation but will greatly expand the capabilities of the Ukrainian military. Source: European Pravda, citing Lieutenant General Ivan Havryliuk, Deputy Minister of Defence, in an interview with Tagesspiegel Details: The deputy defence minister was asked whether Kyiv is losing hope of receiving the Taurus after the proposal failed to gain support in the Bundestag.
German lawmakers rejected a proposal from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) parties on transferring long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, the Bundestag said on Jan. 17.