Scholz Partners Push to Change His Mind on Ukraine Missiles
- Greens and FDP allies pushing chancellor to deliver Taurus
- Opposition has filed a motion to vote on the issue Thursday
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Olaf Scholz’s top coalition partners are pushing the German chancellor to drop his opposition to supplying long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
As invading Russian forces seek to press home their advantage in troops and materiel, the Greens and Free Democrats have been urging Scholz to send the weapons, which are used for precision strikes against hardened targets like bunkers and have a range of more than 500 kilometers (311 miles).