Ukraine has long asked Germany for the Taurus KEPD-350, a Swedish-German cruise missile that Germany appears hesitant to provide. German Chancellor Scholz defended refusal to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine. He said range, and the need for German troops to help operate them, were problematic. DW’s Michaela Küfner spoke to German journalist and defense expert Thomas Wiegold on the importance of Taurus missiles for the outcome of the war and whether German troops are really needed to help operate them.

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