Ukraine continues to pressure the government of Germany to supply Kiev with German Taurus cruise missiles to defend against Russia. Ukraine needs it “to save more lives of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians and to speed up the liberation of its territories,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Sunday’s edition of German tabloid Bild. «The formula is simple, longer range of missiles means shorter duration of war» the phrase of loyal Volodymyr Zelensky. With this weapon, Ukraine could “reach the Russian occupying forces in Ukrainian territory well beyond the front line, disrupt their logistics and – says Kuleba – destroy command centers and ammunition depots”.
In Germany, pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz over the issue has recently increased. Politicians from both ruling and opposition parties demanded that the Ukrainian armed forces receive the weapons system capable of destroying bunkers and protected command posts at ranges of up to 500 kilometers. An offer that could change the cards on the war table between Russia and Ukraine.
Source: IL Tempo
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