Soltz: I feel vindicated by Trump’s comments about Taurus missiles in Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said today that US President-elect Donald Trump’s recent comments on the war in Ukraine reinforce and justify Berlin’s refusal to supply Kiev with long-range Taurus missiles. Solz recalled that he had categorically opposed the delivery of long-range weapons systems that could be used by the Ukrainian armed forces to strike Russian territories far from the border in order to avoid any escalation of the war. “As I see it, it will also be assessed in a similar way in the future, for example in terms of transatlantic cooperation. At least that’s what I read in recent interviews of President Trump,” Solz said at a Social Democratic Party (SPD) campaign event. Donald Trump has strongly criticized outgoing US President Joe Biden’s decision to give Ukraine the green light to hit Russian territory with US missiles, calling it “very stupid”. “I don’t think he should have allowed it (…) at least not […]
Source: News Beast

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