The German government has not yet made any new decisions regarding the possible transfer of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, German news outlet Tagesschau quoted German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit as saying on Aug. 21.

At the same time, the German government is seeing no pressure regarding the supply of Taurus missiles amid the decisions by the Netherlands and Denmark to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, the official said.

Asked whether a decision on Taurus deliveries could be expected before or at next week’s cabinet meeting, Hebestreit added that he could not give any time frame so far.

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“The important thing is that there is no new status at this moment,” the spokesperson said.

At the same time, it is now important “for Ukraine to be supported to the best of Germany’s capabilities,” Hebestreit noted.

Two prominent members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party, headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, are advocating for Berlin to transfer Taurus missiles to Ukraine, German newspaper Der Spiegel reported on Aug. 6.

Germany intends to announce the supply of Taurusmissiles to Ukraine “in the near future,” although it might happen in lockstep with the United States providing Kyiv with ATACMS missiles, German news outlet T-Online reported on Aug. 10, citing sources within the ruling SPD party.

German newspaper Spiegel earlier reported, referring to its sources, that Scholz demanded the Taurus missiles be modified so that making strikes on Russian territory would be impossible. Industry experts said that the implementation of such a restriction is entirely possible but would take a few weeks.

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