The Kremlin has warned Berling on Monday against sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine as it risks an “escalation.”
The incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has suggested sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine so they can strike vast amounts of Russian military sites in Crimea and hit the Kerch Bridge.
Merz said in an interview with ARD’s Caren Miosga that Ukraine is shifting from reactive to proactive position on the frontlines.
Merz said Ukraine must have more military equipment to “shape events” to “get ahead of the situation.”
The incoming German Chancellor added, “If things continue as they are, if, for example, the most important land connection between Russia and Crimea is destroyed, or if something happens on Crimea itself, where most of the Russian military logistics are located, then that would be an opportunity to bring this country strategically back into the picture finally.”
The Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response on Monday, “He is agitating on the side of toughening his position and in favour of various steps that can and will, inevitably lead to a further escalation of the Ukraine situation.”
Peskov added, “Unfortunately, European capitals are really not inclined to look for ways of reaching peace talks, they are rather inclined to further provoke the continuation of the war.”
