Russian Ambassador to Germany Warns Against Delivery of Taurus Missiles to Ukraine

Russia’s ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechayev has warned that Germany’s delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine, if true, would usher in a “new quality” of Russian-German relations. “If such deliveries of long-range weapons are carried out, a new phase will emerge in our bilateral relations, and Germany cannot remain unaware of this,” Nechayev responded on Sept. 6 to a question from TASS. He elaborated that the Ukrainian military would not be capable of operating this sophisticated weapon system independently. “Most likely, German military personnel would handle it. This signifies a fundamentally different approach,” he emphasized.