Bundestag official says Scholz should not "stand in the way" of Taurus to Storm Shadow missile swap

Anton Hofreiter, a member of the German Bundestag from the Green Party, has supported a UK proposal to swap German-made Taurus missiles for British Storm Shadows as a way of providing Ukraine with long-range weapons.

Source: AFP, citing Hofreiter, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Hofreiter believes that "it would have been better" if German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had not blocked the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

"However, until Ukraine receives more cruise missiles, such an arrangement is a possibility," he added.

The lawmaker is also convinced that Scholz "should not stand in the way of this".

Background: Earlier, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron suggested that Germany swap Taurus missiles for British Storm Shadows so that Ukraine can be provided with long-range weapons.

The German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on this proposal in January. However, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at the time that he was unaware of any British proposal to exchange missiles.

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