Ukraine's Foreign Minister Assures: Taurus and ATACMS Will Be Used Exclusively inside Ukraine's Borders

Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has urged Germany and the United States to provide long-range Taurus and ATACMS missiles, assuring that they will be used solely inside Ukraine's borders.

"Long-range missiles have proved crucial. This is why Taurus and ATACMS are essential for Ukraine's success, and we ask partners to provide them as soon as possible. Both will be used solely inside our borders. The longer the missile range, the shorter the war," he wrote on Twitter.

Long-range missiles have proved crucial. This is why Taurus and ATACMS are essential for Ukraine's success, and we ask partners to provide them as soon as possible. Both will be used solely inside our borders. The longer the missile range, the shorter the war.

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) August 11, 2023

According to Spiegel with reference to its sources reported that classified talks with representatives of the defence industry are currently underway, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to make technical modifications to the missiles to prevent Kyiv from striking Russian territory other than Russian-occupied Crimea.

Consequently, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius requested the manufacturer to integrate limitations for target programming into the cruise missiles.

Meanwhile, members of the German Bundestag called on the government to provide long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine as soon as possible.

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