The German Parliament voted against the plan to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by the German publication “De Sight”, the parliament Germany overwhelmingly rejected the request of the Union of Christian United Parties to supply Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. In the voting about this in the parliament, out of a total of 690 votes, 495 representatives opposed this plan, 190 voted in favor and 5 abstained.

After the debate in the Bundestag, some members of the government coalition They were almost shocked by what happened during this meeting in the Bundestag. A representative of the Green Party said in this regard: “The coalition differences have intensified and taken on a completely new quality.” Is. Elsewhere, it is difficult to talk about the test and there are even concerns about the survival of the government coalition (in the shadow of these differences).

In fact, the only question is whether Germany will use the Taurus cruise missile in addition to battle tanks. will deliver missiles and ammunition to Ukraine or not. There have been different opinions about this in the government for months.

Johan Wadful, foreign policy expert of the Christian Democratic Party, said in his speech: “In the Union, we see it differently: we are in a state of attrition war.” we are going In support of Ukraine, determination and clarity are needed. We will win with Ukraine or we will lose with Ukraine. Wadful said that there is no third way.

Recently, during the question and answer session of the parliament, focusing on the delivery of Taurus to Ukraine, the German Prime Minister made counterattacks against the opposition and their criticisms of his opposing position in this regard. He called the delivery of these missiles to Ukraine the red line of his government.

In the parliament, the German Prime Minister repeated his argument about why he does not want to deliver these missiles to Ukraine and said: Since the Taurus can It will be used to reach Russian territory to Moscow, he does not want to hand over the control of this weapon to the Ukrainians. According to him, in order to maintain control of these missiles, German soldiers must participate in targeting Germany or Ukraine. Both cases are not approved by Schultz, because in his opinion, this could mean interfering in the war. Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Analnabauer Bock, who traveled to Norway, spoke about the lack of coherence of the coalition government. Germany criticized the sending of Taurus missiles.

Given the difficult military conditions in Ukraine, Germany and Norway have emphasized the importance of continuing to support this country attacked by Russia. On Thursday, German Foreign Minister Analena Baerbock warned in a meeting with her Norwegian counterpart Espenbart Idi in Berlin: If Ukraine cannot win this war, then our peace in Europe is in danger. Idi also stressed: “We must all increase our commitment.” Norway’s opposition to sending ground troops to Ukraine Regarding why Germany does not deliver long-range Taurus cruise missiles to this country, Negar said: In order for Ukraine to push back the Russian war, it needs all different equipment. However, the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, who is a supporter of sending Taurus to Ukraine, added: “But we need a common attitude and policy, of course, in our cabinet as well. And as we saw today in the Bundestag debate: we are not there yet.

Spenbart-Eddie also answered the question of journalists about the deployment of NATO ground forces in Ukraine, which was discussed by French President Emmanuel Macron. emphasized that his country is not planning such an establishment. He said: There are good reasons for that. This Norwegian official added: This action will change the nature of the war. The Prime Minister of Germany emphasized in the parliament on the issue of Taurus delivery to Ukraine The Prime Minister of Germany reiterated his position of not delivering Taurus to Ukraine