Ukraine has made a promise to the West regarding Taurus and ATACMS long-range missiles, Kuleba urges to speed up their deliveries
Kuleba urged partners to speed up deliveries of Taurus and ATACMS missiles
The Ukrainian authorities have made a promise to Western partners regarding German Taurus long-range missiles and US ATACMS missiles if they are handed over to the Defense Forces. Kyiv has promised that these weapons will be used only within our country.
This was announced by the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba on Friday, August 11 on Twitter. He urged partners not to delay in supplying the Ukrainian army with these missiles.
He noted that the greater the range of missiles, the sooner the war started by the aggressor country Russia will end in Ukraine.
"Long-range missiles turned out to be decisive. That is why Taurus and ATACMS are essential for Ukraine's success. We ask our partners to provide them as soon as possible. Both will be used exclusively inside our borders. The longer the range of the missile, the shorter the war," the Ukrainian minister wrote.
As we know, Germany is still hesitant to transfer Taurus missiles with a range of up to 500 km to Ukraine, fearing that the Defense Forces may use them to strike Russian territory. The United States has the same fear regarding ATACMS missiles.
Spiegel reported that the German government is considering supplying Taurus to Ukraine the day before. However, Berlin is against these weapons hitting Russian territory. Thus, the missiles may be specially modified.
The publication suggested that Scholz will not approve the delivery of these missiles until he is sure that they will not be able to attack the aggressor country.
As for ATACMS, The New York Times reported that the White House was continuing a "quiet debate" over whether to transfer them to Ukraine in July. The topic gained new urgency after France announced that it would transfer its counterpart to the British Storm Shadow SCALP missiles at the NATO summit in Vilnius. The administration of US President Joe Biden is still hesitant to take such a step.
As is known, the range of ATACMS is from 165 to 310 km depending on the modification.
As reported by OBOZREVATEL, members of the U.S. Congress support the transfer of ATACMS long-range missiles for multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine. They can reach a distance of 300 kilometers, which means that the AFU will be able to hit the Crimean Bridge and military facilities on the occupied peninsula.
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