“These cruise missiles should be delivered, just as France and Great Britain are already delivering cruise missiles, in order to continue to help Ukraine from the air to push back this war of aggression for Russia,” said the chairman of the Union faction in the Bundestag, Friedrich Merz (CDU). , on the edge of the group leadership retreat in Schmallenberg in Sauerland.
Political scientist Carlo Masalawho had been invited by the Union to a debate on foreign and security policy, supported the claim after a quick Taurus delivery. At the same time, however, he advocated breaking away from the fixation on individual weapon systems in the debate.
CSU regional group chief Alexander Dobrindt said the Union agreed to support the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles. At the same time, he criticized the focus on individual weapon systems as sending the wrong signal to the public. Taurus may bring a system advantage to Ukraine, but this will not decide the war.