Scholz Closes Door on Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine
- Chancellor argues supply would make Germany a party to the war
- Kyiv has urgently requested bunker-busting Taurus missiles
A member of Ukraine's anti-air unit points in the direction of a Russian reconnaissance drone as they prepare to fire an anti-air missile system on Feb. 23 near Marinka, Ukraine.
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz ruled out sending long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, arguing that supplying them would mean Germany becomes a party to the war against Russia.
“German soldiers must not be linked to the targets that this system reaches at any point or place. Not even in Germany,” Scholz said Monday at a conference in Berlin hosted by newswire Dpa, according to a transcript distributed by his press office.