Ukraine is suffering from devastating Russian attacks, so the country urgently needs German Taurus cruise missiles, says Roberta Metsola. However, Chancellor Olaf Scholz continues to reject this, stating that this would involve Germany in the war.
Ukraine “can’t wait forever”: these were the words of the president of the European Parliament in his speech Call on the German Government to deliver Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine as soon as possible. This position has “wide support” in the EU Parliament, Roberta Metsola told the newspaper ‘Funke Mediengruppe’.
Metsola said: Ukrainians defending their homeland are running out of time. Worryingly, Russia has been escalating the war, with the number of drones and missiles attacking Ukraine in recent days being higher than at any time in recent months.
Faced with the worsening situation, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky once again asked Germany to supply Toros systems to his countryHe stated that it was time for Berlin to reconsider its decision. However, the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz continues to refuseThere is concern about the shipment of 5-meter-long cruise missiles weighing 1.3 tons. Range of more than 500 kilometersGermany may become directly involved in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Despite criticism from the opposition and his own coalition (coalition partners the Liberals and Greens), they are in favor of sending Taurus to the chancellor, as is the opposition CDU/CSU. Scholz has been insisting on the “no” answer for months.
As we previously reported, Ukraine’s president called on world leaders to take urgent action. Prevent Russian war from escalating Putin announced that he will deploy many new medium-range ballistic missiles against his country. Ukraine is working on the development of a new air defense system against Oresnik missiles.
Ukraine asks for help before it’s too late
Zelensky emphasized: The world must react decisively to make Putin truly understand the true consequences of his actions. Meanwhile, the Russian President, in addition to continuing production, Oresnik hypersonic missilesRussia will also develop other similar systems. Putin also wants to increase the number of troops needed for the war against Ukraine.
On Thursday, Russia fired a new medium-range ballistic missile at Ukraine. According to information provided by Russia, an attack was carried out on an arms factory in Dnipro. Moscow also used the missile launch as a deterrent against the West, backed by another nuclear threat.
The missile debate has also become heated in recent days because US President Joe Bidenmade a significant change of course: He authorized Ukraine to attack targets inside Russia with American ATACMS missiles. These missiles, which have a range of approximately 300 kilometers, could only be used on Ukrainian territory until now.
The situation was similar with British cruise missiles. But it appears that the Government in London has changed its tune: last week the Ukrainian army was seen attacking targets in Russia. With British Storm Shadows missiles.
Since Donald Trump’s election victory, Many observers warn that Ukraine needs to strengthen itself as much as possible before coming to powerr reports ‘Spiegel’. Trump has never hidden that his primary interest is in ending the war, not Ukraine’s success.
