Germany’s Greens would deliver Taurus missiles
Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck, who is currently the Green Party’s chancellor candidate in the upcoming elections, said that if elected, he would send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly asked his allies for long-range weapons so that the Ukrainian military can attack Russian logistics centers and military bases far behind the front line and within Russian territory.
But until now, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has chosen not to supply Taurus cruise missiles, saying they could enable Ukraine to also hit targets in the Russian capital Moscow.
France says Russian strikes means ‘Putin does not want peace’
French President Emmanuel Macron reacted to the Russian air barrage on Ukraine, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin “does not want peace and is not ready to negotiate.”
“It’s clear that President Putin intends to intensify the fighting,” Macron said.
He made the remarks as he prepared to leave Argentina to attend the G20 Summit in Brazil.
Macron declined to comment on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s call with Putin on Friday, which has been criticized by other European leaders.
The French president, however, said Ukraine’s allies “must remain united …. on an agenda for genuine peace, that is to say, a peace that does not mean Ukraine’s surrender.”
Macron highlighted that his country’s priority was to “equip, support and help Ukraine to resist.”
A New York Times article citing anonymous sources claims the White House has lifted restrictions on using US weapons against targets deep in Russian territory.
Ukraine’s allies have previously barred Kyiv from deploying their weapons too far from the front line.
Now, sources say Ukrainian forces are set to use US-made ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306 km), against Russian targets in the coming days.
The White House did not immediately comment.
The report comes just months before Donald Trump is due to replace Joe Biden as the US president. Trump has claimed he would end the Ukraine war even before taking office in early January.
Russia has warned that the loosening of limits on Ukraine’s use of US weapons represents a major escalation.
