Debate within the German government on the advisability of sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine, the chancellor refuses.
The German Foreign Minister takes the opposite view of the Chancellor and believes that all means to help Ukraine must be examined.
Statement by Annalena Baerbock during a visit to Montenegro in the midst of a diplomatic crisis between Berlin and Moscow.
For his part, Olaf Scholz maintains that there is no question of delivering weapons to Ukraine capable of profoundly affecting Russia.
Statement three days after the broadcast of the recording of a conversation between Bundeswehr officers on the possible delivery of missiles to Ukraine.
Ukraine is seriously lacking in ammunition and shells, and is also in need of long-range missiles.
In their conversation, German officers raise the hypothesis of the supply of Taurus missiles.
According to them, between ten and twenty Taurus missiles would be needed to destroy the bridge that connects Russia to annexed Crimea.
The German Chancellor rules out delivering long-range missiles to kyiv without maintaining control over their use on the ground.