"Prudence is not weakness": Scholtz explained why does not want to pass Taurus to Ukraine

The politician repeated his previously voiced thesis that Ukrainian servicemen would not be able to use German Taurus missiles without the involvement of German soldiers. "For me, there can be no question of supplying long -range weapons, which can only be transmitted when they involve the involvement of German soldiers," the chancellor said, answering questions about the reasons for his categorical decision.

Scholz added that "this is a red line", which he "does not want to cross as a chancellor" and his "prudence should not be qualified as weakness. " At the same time, a leading member of the Defense Committee on the German Bundestag Alexander Müller said that on Monday, March 11, during a secret meeting of the Committee, he found out why the Chancellor refused to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

"There are one or two things that cannot be discussed publicly in the question of Taurus, which rightly force him to hesitate," Muller said. Already on Wednesday, March 13, Scholz accused the deputies of the opposition parties of the German Parliament of deliberately "instrumentalization" of this topic, although they "know everything" about the reasons for refusal. However, the Bundestag deputies, according to Scholtz, using the fact that this "knowledge is not well known.

" At the same time, the German media suggests that the cause of the Chancellor of Germany may be the fear of the victory of Russia in the war against Ukraine. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes that, under the conditions of Moscow, Berlin, Taurus missiles will be needed to try to restrain Russia from spreading its aggression beyond Ukraine. And in recent years, Germany's armed forces are unlikely to be a factor in deterring Putin.