Russia says Germany wants to hide Taurus missile transfer to Ukraine

According to TASS, the official spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz only wanted to remove the issue of supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine from public discussion, but in fact, no one knows how many missile units Berlin has transferred to the Kiev government.

“The other day, German Chancellor Merz said about the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev that “at the moment this issue is not on the agenda”. This seems to be a confirmation of Germany's desire for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, along with getting a place at preliminary talks, but also “having a seat” at serious negotiations,” spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.

The Russian diplomat called for “not being naive”, as this was “a play on words” by the German leader. Ms. Zakharova explained that the main motive of Chancellor Merz was to remove the issue of supplying long-range missiles from public discussion.

The diplomat asserted that, in reality, “no one knows how many units and when Berlin transferred them to Kiev.”

Ms. Zakharova quoted a statement from the German Chancellor, in which he asserted that this topic was discussed publicly.

“Here, let's see what Mr. Merz said: 'The discussion on the delivery of Taurus missiles to Kiev was conducted openly and this is a strategic advantage for Russia and a strategic disadvantage for Germany.' At present, the German government has decided not to publicly disclose information about the supply of weapons to Ukraine,” the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman noted.