Bundestag recommends transferring long-range TAURUS missiles to Ukraine
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The German parliament has voted to recommend providing Ukraine with long-range TAURUS missiles, but the final decision will be up to the chancellor.
The German parliament has supported the recommendation to provide Ukraine with long-range TAURUS missiles. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Verkhovna Rada and MP Yehor Chernev on Facebook.
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The Bundestag has just voted in favor of a recommendation to provide Ukraine with long-range systems to launch "pinpoint strikes deep in the rear of the Russian aggressor." That is, Tauruses
However, he emphasized that in , the chancellor always has the last word on defense and foreign policy. Therefore, the final decision on the transfer to Ukraine should be made by Olaf Scholz.
Addendum
TAURUS is a air-to-ground cruise missile designed for high-precision strikes and engagement of highly protected and buried targets.
The rocket weighing 1400 kg and 5 m long was developed by Taurus Systems GmbH, a joint venture between MBDA Deutschland and Swedish company Saab Bofors Dynamics AB.
TAURUS has been in service with the Bundeswehr since 2005 and has a range of 500 km.
Recall
Earlier, the German Bundestag rejected the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, the proposal did not receive a majority among German lawmakers
