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In the interview he states that he did not receive the offer from the British government that the media is writing about. “I don’t know anything about this proposal,” the minister said.
According to him, the German “Taurus” missiles “are not comparable to the production of other countries,” which is why a thorough examination of this issue is necessary. He does not rule out supplying missiles to Ukraine, but not now.
At the same time, Pistorius says that such discussions do not take place publicly because they concern the interests of Germany and NATO. He also declined to discuss reports that Chancellor Olaf Scholz fears a Ukrainian attack on the Crimean Bridge or Moscow with these missiles.
At the same time, Pistorius denied that the missiles would not be handed over because of Putin’s threats. “I don’t know anything about Putin’s threats. To be honest, they wouldn’t scare me too much because he’s always threatening,” he added.
Jauns.lv already wrote that Britain offered Germany a way out of the deadlocked debate over the supply of “Taurus” cruise missiles to Ukraine and is encouraging Berlin to export these missiles to Great Britain, which in turn supplies “Storm Shadow” missiles would go to Ukraine, the German newspaper “Handelsblatt” reports, citing diplomats and government sources. According to sources, such a solution has also been proposed between Germany and France.
The proposal was made a few weeks ago, people who spoke to the newspaper said. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected the delivery of “Taurus” to Kiev, although several politicians in the ruling coalition urged him to do so.
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