Boris Johnson insists that Olaf Scholz will bring the Taurus to Ukraine

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16 September 2024 02:53 GMT

The deputy head of the British Government once again confirmed the need to send German missiles to kyiv.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined the chorus of voices pressuring German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to reconsider his opposing opinion to the long-term supply of weapons to Ukraine and their use against targets deep in Russia’s rear.

“We definitely need a Taurus delivery,” Johnson said. about the German missiles that Scholz refuses to give to Ukraine, in statements to the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. The conservative politician said, “in terms of German history,” he understands the current chancellor, but “This is clearly a critical situation now”he argued with the newspaper when he visited kyiv.

The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, has asked his relatives again give him a weapon long range to power bomb targets in Russiafar behind the front line.

In this context, the British digital magazine The Economist believes that it is the US Administration that “keeps Ukraine fighting with its hands tied.”