“German chancellor candidate from the “Greens” promised Ukraine TAURUS German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck announced his intention to review Scholz’s decision regarding TAURUS if he becomes chancellor. Earlier, a similar promise was made by CDU candidate Friedrich Merz.”, — write on: unn.ua
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The candidate for this position from the party “Soyuz-90″ https://unn.ua/”zeleni” stated in an interview with the ARD TV channel on Sunday that he would like to review the decision of the current Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, who opposes the supply of TAURUS to Kyiv. November 17.
Another candidate for the position of chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from the “Christian Democratic Union” (CDU), Friedrich Merz, made a similar pre-election promise earlier, accusing Scholz of lacking a strategic vision.
“The supply of Taurus is not an entry into the war” – German chancellor candidate MerzOctober 28 2024, 09:37 • 16816 views
Olaf Scholz motivated the refusal to supply Ukraine with TAURUS missiles by the danger of drawing Germany into the war. On the eve of the TAURUS supply to Ukraine, the head of the German Defense Ministry, Scholz’s fellow party member from the Social Democratic Party, Borys Pistorius, also spoke negatively about the supply of TAURUS to Ukraine, saying that the supply of cruise missiles to Kyiv will not change the situation in Ukraine.
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On November 17, The New York Times (NYT) newspaper, citing informed sources, reported on the decision of the Joe Biden administration to cancel the ban on Ukraine striking deep into Russia with long-range weapons received from Washington. According to the interlocutors of NYT, it is about the use of ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on targets in the Kursk region.
Later, the French newspaper Le Figaro reported that following the USA, France and Great Britain lifted the ban on strikes deep into the territory of the Russian Federation with long-range SCALP/Storm Shadow missiles. However, within a few hours, the publication removed this information from its online page.