Olaf Scholz believes that Germany is not ready to transfer long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine. Cruise missile with a range of 500 kilometers is a weapon "that if used incorrectly can reach a specific target somewhere in Moscow," he said.

Scholza said he was bothered by "criticism" for the refusal to supply Taurus to the Ukrainian armed forces. Germany supplies Kiev with many more weapons than almost any other country, according to the German Chancellor, Olaf Schalz.