EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola supports the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine in its defence against Russia's full-scale invasion and said Germany should quickly deliver its long-range Taurus system to the embattled country.

Germany must provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine, particularly in light of the escalating war driven by Russia, states European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. Metsola affirmed when asked whether countries supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles should allow Kyiv to use them against targets in Russia and whether Germany should provide Taurus missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his decision not to give Ukraine Taurus long-range missiles, even as the US has decided to authorize Kyiv to use its weapons to strike inside Russia.

Germany has decided not to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine, a move Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised as responsible. Despite U.S. approval for such weapons targeting Russia, Germany confirmed its stance,

Metsola also confirmed when asked whether countries providing long-range missiles to Ukraine should allow them to be used against targets in Russia. "Yes, this is also the position of the European Parliament.

Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, has called on the German government to finally decide on the transfer of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine. Source: German newspaper Der Spiegel;