German Chancellor Olaf Scholz elaborated at a Berlin event on Monday on his reasons for not approving the export of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. He named two principal problems, their range, and the likely need for assistance from German Bundeswehr troops, which he said could be construed as direct or indirect participation in the war.Scholz has indicated several times in recent months, amid some pressure, that the delivery of Taurus missiles is not currently on the cards, albeit while stopping short of ruling it out entirely. Scholz, meanwhile, argued in Berlin that the Taurus discussion risked overlooking Ukraine’s main military problems at present, particularly in terms of a shortage of ammunition. Do you think that Germany should send Taurus missiles to Ukraine?
