Germany ruling party doesn’t exclude possible transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine

"I do not rule out the possibility that we, in alliance with the Americans, will also supply additional systems, such as Taurus," said Nils Schmid, SPD parliamentary group's spokesperson for foreign affairs in the Bundestag, DW reports.

But first, according to him, it is necessary to make sure that the Ukrainians themselves can program missiles to reach a target and do not need the Bundeswehr military for this.

"Otherwise, we will come dangerously close to direct intervention in the war," the politician told Tagesspiegel in an interview.

However, he does not see the need to make a relevant decision right now. "I share the defense minister's assessment," Schmid explained.

Earlier, Bundestag MP from SPD Andreas Schwartz also offered to support the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with cruise missiles.

"The counteroffensive is stalling, Ukraine does not have a significant air force to support it. Therefore, only guided weapons remain – for example, Taurus cruise missiles, with the help of which the Ukrainian army can overcome the minefields installed by the Russians and win back its territory," Schwartz said.

As reported, Ukraine has been asking Germany to provide Taurus cruise missiles with a range of up to 500 km since the beginning of summer.

However, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Berlin was not considering the possibility of transferring Taurus missiles to Ukraine in the foreseeable future due to fears that the German weapons could be used to strike Russian territory.