British Foreign Minister David Cameron discussed with his German counterpart Annalena Burbock the supply of long- and medium-range missiles to Ukraine, including Taurus, reports Sky News and Ukrainian Pravda.

Cameron said it was a “sovereign decision for each country” but that weapons provided by Britain had helped Ukraine in its efforts to repel Russian forces.

“You get peace through force, you get peace by proving Putin can’t win, you get peace by helping Ukrainians deliver what they need on the battlefield,” he said.

Cameron also touched on the topic of warnings about the “escalation” of the war in Ukraine, once again stressing that the supply of new types of weapons did not lead to this.

“If you help the country to defend itself from illegal and completely unjustified aggression, then nothing prevents you from helping Ukraine regain its territory,” he added.

Germany’s foreign minister backed a direct answer to questions about the Taurus missiles, saying there were “topics that are not discussed publicly” and that Berlin would continue to work with partners to provide Kyiv with “a range of weapons.”

Germany has so far been reluctant to supply the longer-range Taurus missiles, while the UK has supplied Storm Shadow missiles.

Annalena Burbok does not approve of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s refusal to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine

In fact, Politico reported this week that Annalena Berbock called on the head of her government, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, to “strongly consider” supplying Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles.

“The elements are very, very clear,” Burbok told a news conference during a visit to Montenegro, where he said Germany should consider sending “all the materials” Ukraine needs to help it defend its territory and protect its population. in the war with Russia.

Germany’s Social Democrat chancellor is under intense pressure from both of his government partners, the Greens led by Annalena Berbock and Finance Minister Christian Lindner’s liberals, as well as the Christian Democratic opposition, to provide Kyiv with Taurus missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometers and with the help of which the Ukrainian army could hit targets far behind Russian lines.

According to talks between the German military, intercepted and released by Russia, modifications made by the British military to the Ukrainian army’s Su-27 aircraft to launch Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles also allow the use of Taurus missiles.

What is said in the audio recording made public by Margarita Simonyan

Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan on Friday published a file lasting more than half an hour, presenting it as a discussion of German soldiers about the strikes in Crimea. This peninsula was annexed by Moscow in 2014.

In this conversation, heard by AFP but undated, the video conference participants discuss, in particular, the hypothesis that Germany would supply Kiev with long-range German-made Taurus missiles, which would be necessary to allow Ukrainian forces to use them and their ultimate effect.