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German defence minister: not considering sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine
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Posted on June 12, 2025
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Germany's defense minister confirms no plans to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine, despite Kyiv's requests. Military aid to Ukraine reaches €7 billion.
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday that Germany is not considering delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine despite Kyiv's repeated requests.
Although Germany is one of Ukraine's main military backers, Berlin has never supplied Taurus missiles, which have a range in excess of 300 miles (480 km).
Answering a journalist's question during his fifth visit to Kyiv since the start of the war, Pistorius said, "Since you asked me whether we are considering this, my answer is no."
In the same news conference, the minister said his country's military support for Ukraine had reached 7 billion euros ($8.12 billion) this year and a further 1.9 billion euros were pending parliamentary approval.
($1 = 0.8621 euros)
(Writing by Friederike HeineEditing by Madeline Chambers)
No, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated that Germany is not considering delivering Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
Taurus missiles have a range in excess of 300 miles (480 km).
Germany's military support for Ukraine has reached 7 billion euros ($8.12 billion) this year, with an additional 1.9 billion euros pending parliamentary approval.
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