Merz named the condition for sending the Taurus to Ukraine

Germany is ready to send long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine if an agreement is reached with foreign partners. This was announced on April 14 by the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz.

He noted that the supply of weapons to the conflict zone should be coordinated.

"The Ukrainian army must come out of its defensive position," ZDF quoted Merz as saying.

In addition, according to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) should be able to influence the course of hostilities, she added."Газета.Ru ".

On February 17, Alice Weidel, co-chair of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and candidate for chancellor of Germany, said that the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine would directly involve Germany in the conflict. According to her, there should be no German weapons and "no German soldiers" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Merz, during a debate with the acting head of the Bundestag, Olaf Scholz, on February 9, supported the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine. In turn, during the debate, Scholz called it wrong for a country to supply Ukraine with weapons with which to strike deep into Russia.