“With German partners”
Brits offer help with Taurus delivery
March 9, 2024, 12:27 a.m
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His position is clear: Chancellor Scholz does not want to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. This is met with incomprehension by the British. Foreign Minister Cameron wants to help and, if necessary, rehash an old idea.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has offered Germany support to enable the possible delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. “We are determined to work closely with our German partners on this as on all other issues to help Ukraine,” he told the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” when asked whether his country would be prepared to solve the problems that one Oppose Taurus delivery.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz had rejected delivery of the long-range weapons system. He justified this by saying that Germany “could not do what the British and French were doing in terms of targeting and accompanying targeting.”
Don’t worry about escalation
Cameron also believes that a ring swap is possible again, in which Germany would give Taurus cruise missiles to Great Britain and London would in turn deliver further Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. “We are ready to look at all options to achieve the maximum effect for Ukraine,” he said. But he “will not give any details and will tell our opponents what we are planning.” The suggestion of a ring exchange was already circulating a month ago, and the idea was met with great skepticism in German politics at the time.
Cameron dismissed fears that the delivery of cruise missiles could lead to an escalation of the war. It is “absolutely possible to set limits on the use of these weapons to ensure that they do not in any way contribute to escalation. And they do not,” said the British Foreign Secretary. They serve “the defense of Ukraine.” Great Britain trusts Ukraine’s corresponding assurances. “We’re happy with the arrangements we’ve made. Otherwise we wouldn’t be doing it,” Cameron said.
Regarding the Bundeswehr wiretapping scandal, Cameron said that when something like this happens, “there are always lessons to be learned. I’m sure that will happen. But we are good friends and partners. And good friends and partners talk about something like this behind closed doors.” Russia intercepted a confidential conversation between four high-ranking Bundeswehr officers and later published it. It was about the Taurus cruise missile. According to the Ministry of Defense, carelessness on the part of a general who was in Singapore during the switch was responsible.