The main reason why German Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not want to supply long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine may be due to the peculiarities of these missiles, namely, targeting.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warns of a potential €6 billion deficit in the Bundeswehr's budget for 2025, which threatens Germany's ability to meet the NATO target of 2% of GDP in defense spending.
According to President Zelenskyy, long-range weapons can change the course of the war, allowing Ukraine to withstand Russian long-range artillery and force them to retreat from the occupied territories.
Zelenskyy said that while Ukraine is gradually strengthening its air defense, it is doing so more slowly than it would like and hopes to receive more systems from partners.
Bavarian Prime Minister Söder calls for a new vote in the Bundestag on the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine and the resumption of their production for the Bundeswehr.
The British authorities consider the leak of conversations between Bundeswehr officers about British troops in Ukraine a serious problem, but say it will not affect London's aid to Kyiv or cooperation with Berlin.
The Russian foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador after Russian media published an intercepted audio recording of a conversation between high-ranking German military officials discussing weapons for Ukraine.
Germany's Defense Minister said that Russia's publication of a leaked conversation between German officers was a hybrid attack aimed at disinformation and undermining unity.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the alleged leak of a recording of an online conference of high-ranking German Air Force officers is being thoroughly and quickly investigated.
The German Navy frigate Hesse successfully attacked and shot down two drones during attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on February 27. This was its first combat operation.
The German parliament has voted to recommend providing Ukraine with long-range TAURUS missiles, but the final decision will be up to the chancellor.
Russian troops suffered heavy losses - up to 500 servicemen were killed in one day of fighting in the Avdiivka sector, said Alexander Tarnavsky, commander of the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops.
Germany is preparing a new €1. 1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, which will include howitzers, air defense systems, ammunition, and missiles.
Germany plans to provide Ukraine with more than €100 million in short-term military aid, including demining vehicles, explosives for drones, trucks, medicines, and spare parts.
Two high-ranking German generals visited Ukraine on February 8, where they met with Valeriy Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who was dismissed the same day.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine introduced the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the German Inspector General during a meeting in which they discussed cooperation, the situation at the front and the needs of the Ukrainian military.
Rheinmetall is building a new ammunition plant in Germany to ensure stable supplies to Ukraine. The plant will be built in record time over the next few months.
