Overview

• Chancellor Friedrich Merz told ZDF that supplying Taurus missiles to Ukraine is “within the realm of possibility.”
• He said Ukrainian personnel will need several months of training, delaying deployment for up to a year and limiting immediate battlefield impact.
• Germany pledged €5 billion in new military aid to Kyiv during Merz’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and signed an agreement to fund Ukrainian long-range weapon production.
• Equipped with stealth technology and a range of up to 310 miles, Taurus missiles would enhance Ukraine’s ability to strike deep into Russian-held territory alongside UK and French systems.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described a German transfer of Taurus missiles as a “very dangerous trend” that risks escalating the conflict.