German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again ruled out sending German troops to Ukraine or supplying Kyiv with long-range cruise missiles of the "Taurus" type. At a German Social Democratic Party event in Lüneburg, Scholz noted that "there are weapons that can only be provided if we can control everything that happens with them." Excluding the delivery of "Taurus" to Ukraine, he added, "The weapon system is effective and accurate enough that it can be directed straight to a living room," emphasizing that "this is a responsibility and is only possible if we maintain control over the management of targets, but we cannot do that." Scholz stated, "If we did that, we would be participating in the war."
The German Chancellor added, "There will be no German soldiers in this war, and there will be no NATO troops. There will be no German soldiers in Ukraine, and we will not conduct military activities outside of it, such as target management and the like." On April 25, security expert and German political advisor Nico Lang argued that Germany should secretly supply Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles of the "Taurus" type. Scholz has repeatedly stated that he will not allow the escalation of the conflict, meaning the war between Russia and NATO. For this reason, he claims, "there will be no German army and no NATO soldiers on Ukrainian territory."
