Germany Signals Openness to Sending Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine

Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has indicated he would support sending Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine—marking a potential policy shift—if such a move is coordinated with allies.

Speaking on April 13, Merz said he would back the delivery of Taurus missiles to Kyiv if done in alignment with other Western partners. “Several European allies have already provided cruise missiles—Britain and France are doing it, and the U.S. is taking similar steps. This should be a collective decision, and Germany should join if it moves forward,” Merz stated.

Merz also appeared to hint at allowing Ukraine to use Taurus missiles against the Crimean Bridge, a key link between mainland Russia and the annexed peninsula.

“If the most vital land route between Russia and Crimea were destroyed, or if something happened to Crimea itself—which serves as a major logistics hub for Russian forces—it could be a turning point for Ukraine to regain strategic momentum,” he said.

Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance won Germany’s February election, and he is expected to take office in early May.

The Kremlin responded sharply to Merz’s remarks. On April 14, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the incoming chancellor appeared to have “a more hardline stance,” warning that such rhetoric would further escalate the war. “Unfortunately, European nations are not seeking a path toward peace talks. Instead, they seem intent on prolonging the conflict,” Peskov said.

Germany has been one of Ukraine’s top military donors since the war began, supplying nearly $8 billion in aid in 2024 alone, according to official data. Still, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government has so far resisted calls to send Taurus missiles, fearing they could be used to strike deep inside Russian territory and widen the war.

The Taurus KEPD 350 is an air-launched, stealth cruise missile with a range of 500 km. Each missile weighs 1.4 tons and flies at low altitudes (30–70 meters) at speeds up to 1,100 km/h. It carries a 481-kg dual-warhead MEPHISTO capable of penetrating hardened underground targets before detonation.

Taurus offers a longer strike range than the British-French Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG and even the U.S.-supplied ATACMS ballistic missile.

(Sources: Reuters, The Telegraph, The Kyiv Independent)

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