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Germany Сould Face ‘Big Risks’ if It Provides Ukraine With Taurus Missiles
Germany Сould Face ‘Big Risks’ if It Provides Ukraine With Taurus Missiles
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If sent, there would be “a big risk” of a “direct war” between Russia and Germany - Karen Kwiatkowski to Sputnik
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“I would hope Shoigu’s words are understood by the whole world,” former Pentagon analyst Karen Kwiatkowski tells Sputnik. On possible supplies of German-made Taurus missiles to Ukraine, she said that: 🔸It’s unclear if current missile stocks are available for sending to the Zelensky regime 🔸If sent, there would be “a big risk” of a “direct war” between Russia and Germany 🔸“The more likely risk is that German technology is captured by Russia or its allies” 🔸There's also a worst-case scenario of German military technology being sold by Ukrainian entities, potentially compromising NATO's security 🔸It’s not clear if Merz talked to Trump “about anything yet”, nor least the Taurus missiles
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Germany Сould Face ‘Big Risks’ if It Provides Ukraine With Taurus Missiles
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has warned of Russia’s response to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announcing the lifting of restrictions on the use of long-range weapons supplied to Ukraine.
“I would hope Shoigu’s words are understood by the whole world,” former Pentagon analyst Karen Kwiatkowski tells Sputnik.
On possible supplies of German-made Taurus missiles to Ukraine, she said that:
🔸It’s unclear if current missile stocks are available for sending to the Zelensky regime
🔸If sent, there would be “a big risk” of a “direct war” between Russia and Germany
🔸“The more likely risk is that German technology is captured by Russia or its allies”
🔸There's also a worst-case scenario of German military technology being sold by Ukrainian entities, potentially compromising NATO's security
🔸It’s not clear if Merz talked to Trump “about anything yet”, nor least the Taurus missiles
