Scholz on russia's new missile strike on Dnipro: “a dangerous escalation”, but not enough to provide Ukraine with Tauruses
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The German Chancellor condemned the use of a russian missile against Ukraine and the participation of North Korean soldiers in the war. Scholz reaffirmed his support for Ukraine, but refused to provide Taurus because of the risk of a direct confrontation between NATO and russia.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly condemned the use of a russian intermediate-range missile against Ukraine. UNN reports with reference to Tagesschau.
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He called the recent russian strike on the Dnipro city with a medium-range missile that has all the characteristics of an intercontinentalmissile a dangerous escalation.
Everyone can see how dangerous this war is based on the latest escalation. This also applies to the deployment of North Korean soldiers on the side of Russia, who are now participating in this war and dying for putin's imperial dream
He stated that while Germany remains a strong supporter of Ukraine, the Taurus cruise missiles will not be delivered to Ukraine as before.
Direct confrontation between NATO and russia should be avoided
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According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the ballistic missile strike on the Dnipro city, kremlin dictator vladimir putin has recognized that he has taken the second step this year toward escalation, toward expanding this war.
