The Taurus question has become a great symbol. You have made your decision. We don’t want to repeat the reasoning here. But could there be a scenario in which you change your mind again, for example if Russian troops march on Kiev again?
To ensure that this doesn’t happen, we now have to ensure there is enough ammunition, artillery, and longer-range artillery. As Germans, if I may mention it again, we were often the first or one of the first to deliver very effective, very dangerous weapons: Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, self-propelled howitzers, multiple rocket launchers, Iris-T, armored personnel carriers and modern Leopards -II main battle tank. I therefore find our debate here to be unadulterated and embarrassing – no one outside of Germany understands that.
“We have to send a clear signal to the Russian president”
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