Ukraine could use Taurus missiles to strike the military infrastructure of the Russian Federation behind the front line on the territory of Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba.
What will Ukraine use Taurus for?
In an interview with the German publication Bild, Kuleba once again said that Ukraine does not need long-range German Taurus missiles for attacks on the territory of Russia.
We don't need Taurus to attack Moscow. We do not need the long-range missiles provided by our Western partners to attack Moscow or any other part of Russian territory. We need Taurus to destroy the Russian military infrastructure behind the front line on the territory of Ukraine.
Kuleba notes that the situation is very serious, perhaps even more severe than it has been since the beginning of the Russian invasion almost two years ago, because Ukraine lacks many things.
North Korea is more effective for Russia than Ukraine's allies for Kyiv
Kuleba noted that Ukraine needs more air defence systems and more missiles. Also, the situation with ammunition on the front line is disappointing.
Although Ukraine has significantly increased its production and will continue to do so, we still see that the Western defense industry — that is, the defence industry of the countries that help us — is unable to produce sufficient quantities of artillery ammunition.
It does not meet "the needs of the war in Ukraine or the needs of the defence of your own countries." Kuleba notes that Russia dominates in the supply of artillery ammunition. One of the reasons for this is supplies from North Korea.
It sounds ridiculous as it be, but it seems that North Korea is a more effective partner for Russia than friends who supply artillery ammunition to Ukraine. This is ridiculous. And this should change, said the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
The minister urged Western allies and the defence industry to stop blaming each other for not ramping production fast enough.
When it comes to making concrete decisions, we see how our partners sometimes drown in endless discussions. But there is no time to sink, you have to swim.
