War gift applauded: Taurus rockets

The intention of the future German Chancellor to send Ukraine long -range cruise missiles Taurus It was received positive by the participants in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers in the European Union (CAE), which takes place in Luxembourg, reports DPA.

On Sunday, Friedrich Merz, who would take over the position of Chancellor of Germany in May, reaffirmed his position. « We do not intervene ourselves in this war, but we equip the Ukrainian army with such weapons, » Merz said on the public television station ARD, adding that the delivery of missiles to Kiev would be coordinated with European partners.

Asked about the possibility of Germany sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine, the head of EU Diplomacy Kaja Kallas said: « Obviously every Member State can give. » « But I think the message is very clear: we must do more so that Ukraine can be defended and there is no need to die civilians, » Kallas said.

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said it is very important for Germany to deliver Taurus missiles. « I think this would be a very important signal about which Europe’s position is in this situation, » he said.

His Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski qualified Merz’s offer as « very good ».

Among other things, the Foreign Ministers from the EU gathered in Luxembourg were to debate an initiative to provide additional ammunition for artillery.

The head of German diplomacy Annalena Baerbock said that a total of 2 million large caliber projectiles will be delivered, of which a quarter will be provided by Germany.

She condemned the attack recently made by the Russian forces on the Ukrainian city. « To intentionally attack civilians on the Sunday of Flowers shows that the Russians want to destroy and not restore peace, » said Baerbock.