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The actions of German chancellor Olaf Scholz, in revealing information about British assistance for Ukrainian forces, have been deemed a serious violation of trust and intelligence.
Germany’s Mr. Scholz stated that they will not provide Kyiv with their Taurus missile, which is similar to the UK’s Storm Shadow, due to the potential for their country to be directly involved in the ongoing conflict with the assistance of the UK and France.
On Monday, he stated that German soldiers were unable to mimic the tactics used by their British and French counterparts in terms of target control and accompanying target control.
Tobias Ellwood, former head of the Commons defense committee, stated that this is a clear misuse of intelligence, purposely created to divert attention from Germany’s unwillingness to provide Ukraine with their own long-range missile system.
He stated that Russia will likely exploit Mr Scholz’s argument to intensify the ongoing situation.
Criticism is being directed towards Mr. Scholz, who is currently in Berlin, for not providing the requested assistance to Ukraine. Specifically, Ukraine is in need of long-range weapons to defend against Russia’s offensive.
Volodymyr Zelensky has stressed the importance of having long-range weapons such as Storm Shadow cruise missiles and Taurus due to the depleting ammunition of his troops.
Recently, legislators in Germany urged the government to provide additional long-range weaponry to Ukraine. However, they rejected a proposal from the opposition to specifically send Taurus long-range cruise missiles.
A proposal created by the ruling parties urged the government to continue providing military assistance and stated that this should include providing additional essential long-range weapons systems and ammunition to facilitate attacks on key targets located far from the front lines of the Russian attacker.
The unspecified policy permitted lawmakers to endorse or reject the idea of sending Taurus missiles.
German opposition lawmakers have strongly criticized Mr. Scholz’s recent statements as “reckless.”
Norbert Rottgen, a prominent politician from the CDU, the previous leading party of Angela Merkel, stated, “The chancellor’s comment about France and Britain’s supposed participation in operating extended-range cruise missiles in Ukraine is highly reckless.”
The leader of Germany has publicly disagreed with the leader of France, Emmanuel Macron, and has rejected the notion of sending Nato or Western troops to the Ukraine conflict.
On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak stated that the UK government has a limited number of soldiers in Ukraine. However, he clarified that there are no intentions for a significant deployment of troops to the conflict-stricken country.
“Our country has a limited number of personnel available to support the Ukrainian armed forces, and we do not currently have any plans for a major deployment,” stated the spokesperson for the Prime Minister in a briefing with reporters. The spokesperson also noted that the British government is providing training, equipment, and supplies to support Ukrainian troops.
Source: independent.co.uk
