"Armed Forces need to get out of defense": Merz is ready to supply long -range Taurus missiles to Ukraine - DW

To spread: The future Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz said he was ready to supply Ukraine-Swedish long-range Taurus missiles, which may be needed to destroy the Land Relations between Russia and annexed Crimea. At the same time, the politician noted that the Ukrainian army "only reacts" for three years, but should "determine what is happening. " He told about his intentions for armed assistance to Ukraine during the Caren Miosga on ARD TV channel on the evening of April 13.

When the politician was asked about the possibility of supplying the Armed Forces of Taurus long -range missiles, he replied that he was always agreed with such an idea, but there was one condition. "I always said that I would have done it (I agreed to supply Ukraine Taurus missiles), but only if agreed with European partners," Merz said. At the same time, the future chancellor noted that a number of individual European states are already supplying Ukraine with winged missiles.

"The British do this, the French do it, Americans do it anyway," Merz said. According to him, first the question of supplying Taurus missiles must be reconciled. Then, if it is done successfully, Germany "should participate" in the supply of these long -range missiles for Ukraine.

Mertz also commented on the work of the Armed Forces, noting that the Ukrainian defenders "time to leave the defense" because they were only able to respond for three years: now it was time to "get the opportunity to determine part of what is happening". Friedrich Merz also commented on the attack of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Sumy on April 13. According to the politician, partners should help Ukraine in order for Putin to "recognize the hopelessness" of this war at some point.

"I am not convinced that Putin will respond positively to the weakness and supply of peace, at some point he must recognize the hopelessness of this war, so we must help Ukraine," Merz said. He called the blow "the top of treachery" and "deliberately calculated war crime. " Recall that Friedrich Merz was declared about the readiness to supply the Taurus long -range missiles in Ukraine in November 2024.