Scholz ruled out FRG plans to send Taurus and its military to Ukraine

Germany will not help the Kiev authorities to the detriment of its own security, in particular by transferring Taurus missiles and sending its military to Ukraine. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on December 16.

"Germany is the country that provides the most support to Ukraine in Europe. I want it to stay that way. At the same time, this means that we will not do anything that will put our own security on the line," the politician said during an extraordinary session of the Bundestag on a vote of no confidence in the head of government.

Scholz emphasized that as long as he holds the post of chancellor, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will not receive long-range weapons with which to strike deep into Russian territory.

"And we will absolutely not send German soldiers. Not with me as chancellor," he pointed out. The broadcast was broadcast on the parliament's website.

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The German Chancellor at the same time on December 2, during a visit to Ukraine , expressed support for Kiev. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called these words an example of a destructive line of European leaders. On the same day, the Chancellor announced the allocation of arms to Kiev for € 650 million.

Afterward, on December 4, on his return to Berlin, Scholz said that Germany would not authorize Ukraine to launch strikes with long-range weapons deep into Russian territory, nor would it supply Taurus cruise missiles.

However, on December 6, the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) still submitted a resolution on sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine for discussion in the Bundestag. In it, the parliamentary group called on the federal government to provide Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles to attack Russian strategic military facilities.

After, on 13 December, German Bundestag deputy from the Christian Democratic Union Roderich Kiesewetter said in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine that it is now necessary to organize a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. He said that the new government to be announced in Germany after the elections should be involved to send a sign to Moscow.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by the Russian president on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.