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The Bundestag will vote again today on a Taurus delivery.
Scholz once again clearly rejected the delivery.
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New debate in the Bundestag on the Taurus delivery to Ukraine: It shows once again that the willingness to do this is also there in the traffic lights.
Chancellor Scholz is also receiving criticism from the Greens.
Berlin - The Union has once again campaigned vehemently in the Bundestag to help Ukraine, which is being attacked by Russia, by supplying German Taurus cruise missiles.
Determination and clarity are needed to support Ukraine, said deputy parliamentary group leader Johann Wadephul (CDU) in the Bundestag on Thursday.
He also rejected the position of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), who claims to be reacting prudently with his rejection of a Taurus delivery.
If there was one country that always held back towards Russia, it was Germany.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin did not react positively once to this.
“Your supposed level-headedness has only fueled Mr. Putin’s aggression against Ukraine.
This is the result.”
The deputy chairwoman of the Green parliamentary group, Agnieszka Brugger, announced that her group would not agree to the Union's request for the immediate delivery of Taurus systems.
At the same time, however, she supported this demand.
“The most pressing question is indeed ammunition, but also long-range weapons like Taurus.” Both are needed, said the Green politician, who warned: “Hesitation and dithering can also contribute to escalation in the end.”
Brugger: The days of Basta politics are over
Brugger emphasized that the Greens would also carefully weigh up all risks.
“We are all aware of the consequences of this decision.
And we as the Greens won’t let anyone deny us that, not even the Chancellor.”
Brugger also criticized Scholz for saying no to the federal government's Taurus vote: "I am the Chancellor, and that's why this applies." Fortunately, the days of the former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his Basta policy are long gone, she said Green Party politician.
“The suffering of the people in Ukraine is too great, the danger to our security, that of our allies and to our peace order is too high for a debate about it to simply be declared over.” dpa