Taurus

Ukraine needs German missiles to hunt Russian launchers

Since the United States currently cannot provide Ukraine with enough interceptors, Kyiv needs German-made Taurus cruise missiles to destroy Russian ballistic missile launchers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF published on Nov. 5.

6 November, 01:24 AM

German parliament rejects proposal to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Germany's parliament rejected a proposal by the Green parliamentary group calling for the transfer of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, expanded Patriot PAC-2 missile production and increased military and humanitarian aid, Ukrinform reported on July 10.

10 July, 05:48 PM

Germany keeps Taurus option ready, but training may be hurdle

Delivering long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine remains 'on the table', but training soldiers to use them may take about six months, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in an interview with Tagesschau, Interfax-Ukraine reported on July 2.

2 July 2025, 08:56 AM

No Taurus announcement expected during Zelenskyy’s visit to Berlin — report

The German government will not announce a decision to supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s upcoming visit to Berlin, German newspaper Bild reported on May 27.

27 May 2025, 10:10 PM

Bundestag urges Merz to approve Taurus missile transfer to Ukraine

Vice-President of the German Bundestag Omid Nouripour has urged new Chancellor Friedrich Merz to approve the transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine, n-tv reported on May 12.

12 May 2025, 03:17 PM

Future arms deals with Ukraine will remain confidential — Friedrich Merz

Newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during a visit to Kyiv that future arms supply talks with Ukraine will be kept private, German broadcaster ntv reported on May 10.

10 May 2025, 06:37 PM

German defense minister still skeptical about arming Ukraine with Taurus missiles

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius expressed doubts about the possibility of providing Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles at a Social Democratic Party event in Hanover, according to German broadcaster Tagesschau on April 15.

15 April 2025, 11:41 PM

Zelenskyy expects new German government to approve Taurus shipments

Kyiv hopes that the incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will greenlight the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to the Ukrainian military—something the current government in Berlin refused to do, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 1.

2 April 2025, 12:45 AM

Polls frontrunner clashes with Scholz over missile supply to Ukraine

German opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz reaffirmed his support for the delivery of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine during a televised debate with Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the DPA news agency reported on Feb. 9, two weeks before the country goes to the polls.

10 February 2025, 01:45 PM

Zelenskyy before meeting Merz: We count on Germany to boost Ukraine’s long-range capabilities

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated ahead of talks with Friedrich Merz, Germany’s candidate for chancellor, that Kyiv expects Berlin to enhance Ukraine’s long-range capabilities. The announcement was reported by Interfax-Ukraine on Dec. 9.

9 December 2024, 02:00 PM

German FDP leader urges transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) is calling for the transfer of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, Tagesschau reported on Dec. 6.

6 December 2024, 06:08 PM

European Parliament President urges Germany to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola called on Germany to urgently supply long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, Deutsche Welle reported on Nov. 23.

23 November 2024, 02:58 PM

U.S. aims to influence Germany's Taurus missile decision with ATACMS aid to Ukraine – DW

The United States hopes that the provision of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine will influence German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the issue of German Taurus, Deutsche Welle reported on April 25, citing a senior U.S. defense official.

26 April 2024, 11:48 AM

Long-range Taurus missiles production may be suspended due to lack of orders

Unless the German federal government accelerates decision-making in the defense industry, production of long-range Taurus missiles may be suspended, MBDA Deutschland CEO Thomas Gottschild cautioned, the German newspaper Spiegel reported on March 30.

31 March 2024, 01:39 PM

Taurus, Storm Shadow, or ATACMS – West competes to see which missile will destroy Crimean bridge

Ukraine watchers in the West are beginning to openly speculate which Western missile will be used to destroy Russia’s illegally-built Crimean bridge, National Institute for Strategic Studies expert, Oleksiy Yizhak, told Radio NV on March 20.

20 March 2024, 03:12 PM

Schröder backs Scholz to withhold Taurus to Ukraine

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has voiced support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's refusal to supply Ukraine with long-range air-launched cruise missiles Taurus, DW reported on March 18.

19 March 2024, 11:58 AM

German FM Baerbock hopes to sway Scholz on Taurus — report

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is working to persuade Chancellor Olaf Scholz to greenlight shipments of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, Spiegel reported on March 15.

15 March 2024, 11:25 PM

Taurus missile reactivation doesn't alter Scholz's stance on arms supply, notes Welt

The German government has decided to modernize and put back into service all the long-range Taurus cruise missiles in service, the German newspaper Welt reported on March 12.

13 March 2024, 03:40 PM

Scholz opposes circular missile exchange with UK, which would allow transfer of Taurus to Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposed the circular exchange of British Storm Shadow missiles for German Taurus on March 12, which would allow the transfer of long-range weapons to Ukraine, DW reported.

12 March 2024, 04:25 PM

London ‘ready to consider all options’ to speed up delivery of German Taurus missiles to Ukraine

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron expressed his country’s willingness to work closely with Germany to supply Ukraine with Taurus missiles in an interview with the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung published on March 8.

9 March 2024, 04:40 PM

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