Putin’s Red Line: Germany Risks ‘Direct Conflict’ by Sending Long-Range Missiles to Kyiv

 

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a stark warning to Germany today, stating that providing Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles would constitute direct participation in the war - especially if Kyiv uses them to strike Russian infrastructure. The declaration comes as Friedrich Merz, Germany's incoming Chancellor, has advocated for sending the advanced missile systems that his predecessor Olaf Scholz consistently blocked over escalation fears.*

*The Taurus KEPD 350 represents a significant capability boost for Ukraine - with its 500km range and bunker-busting warhead, it could potentially strike high-value targets deep behind Russian lines. While Berlin hesitates, other NATO allies including the UK and France have already supplied similar long-range systems (Storm Shadow and SCALP missiles respectively), which Ukraine has used to devastating effect against Russian military and logistics targets.