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. Taurus missiles have been the subject of extensive discussion since Ukraine submitted a request for the weapons, which have a range of up […]
The Bundestag has rejected the proposal of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) (CDU/CSU) opposition alliance to supply German Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Source: Tagesschau, as reported by European Pravda Details: The proposal of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, which directly calls on the federal government […]
Germany’s largest opposition party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is stepping up pressure on the federal government to provide Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles. Source: European Pravda with reference to ntv Details: CDU faction leader Friedrich Merz announced in Berlin that the party’s parliamentary group wants to propose a resolution to the Bundestag tomorrow afternoon […]
Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany’s opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has once again called on the government to provide Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, which could destroy the Russian-built Crimean bridge. Source: European Pravda with reference to Tagesschau Details: In an interview with Table Media, he said that these missiles could destroy the Kerch […]
Friedrich Merz, Chairman of Germany’s opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has once again called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz to put an end to the drag on the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Source: Merz in an interview with the Rheinische Post, as reported by European Pravda Details: The CDU chairman believes that “the […]
Markus Söder, Bavarian Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), has said Germany should supply long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine. Source: t-online, a German news outlet, citing Söder, DW, as reported by European Pravda Details: Söder believes Taurus missiles would help Ukraine “fight off persistent drone and missile attacks”. This would be […]
Several leading representatives of the German Bundestag concerned with defence matters have advocated giving Ukraine Taurus long-range missiles to launch strikes against Russian targets, a position which the federal government had previously deemed unacceptable. Source: German news paper Rheinische Post, as reported by European Pravda Details: Previously, defence spokeswoman for the Green Party Sara Nanni […]
Berlin is still not ready to provide Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv, German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said, at the same time condemning Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine and calling them a war crime, German Tagesschau reported on Jan. 3. “There is no new status in this matter,” he said while stressing that massive attacks […]
Berlin is still not ready to provide Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv, German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said, at the same time condemning Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine and calling them a war crime, German Tagesschau reported on Jan. 3. “There is no new status in this matter,” he said while stressing that massive attacks on civilian infrastructure are “absolutely disgusting.” The […]
The head of the Defense Committee of Germany’s Bundestag parliament, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, has called for the transfer of powerful German Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine after another massive Russian attack on Jan. 2, T-online reports. Strack-Zimmermann also urged the government to speed up the supply of ammunition to Ukraine. “Ukraine needs more ammunition, more spare parts, and we need to mobilize […]