Taurus supplies to Kiev risk dragging Germany into conflict — Scholz

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reiterated that he objects to supplying Kiev with Taurus cruise missiles, citing concerns that his country could find itself dragged into the conflict.

"We should not be linked with any targets this system may reach in any way," he told a conference organized by the DPA news agency. "And we must make this clear. I am shocked that some don’t care, that they don’t even stop and think that it might come to [us] being dragged into the war because of what we are doing."

"These are very long-range weapons. And what is being done to control [the missiles’] flight to a target by the British and French, cannot be done in Germany. And anyone who has ever dealt with this system knows this," he said, adding that he is "upset" by the "lack of balance" between what Kiev really needs and discussions about Taurus.

According to the German chancellor, Ukraine needs various types of munitions fir of all while "this system from Germany" can hardly play a decisive role. "I’ve explained why this is not being taken into account. And that's that," Scholz added.