You can’t play "Russian roulette" with Germany’s security, - Scholz on transfer of Taurus to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused the head of the opposition CDU party Friedrich Merz of allegedly risky policies to support Ukraine, including the possible supply of long-range Taurus cruise missiles and an ultimatum to the Russian dictator.
This is reported by Tagesschau, Censor.NET reports.
At a party conference in Berlin, the German chancellor said that Merz wants to give Russia, a nuclear power, an ultimatum on the possible transfer of Taurus to Ukraine.
"I can only say: be careful! You can't play Russian roulette with Germany's security," the German prime minister said.
According to him, "when it comes to issues of war and peace, you need a cool head."
Scholz added that he remains "firm and balanced," and German citizens can count on that.
As a reminder, the Taurus debate has reignited in Germany after the US lifted long-range restrictions on Ukraine and Germany's early elections approached.
The chairman of the Christian Democratic Union and a candidate for the German chancellorship from the opposition CDU/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz, said that if elected, he would be ready to have a telephone conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about resolving the war in Ukraine under certain conditions.
