.FOR MONTHS Olaf Scholz, Germany’s chancellor, has actually resisted domestic as well as worldwide pressure to provide Ukraine with German-made Taurus cruise projectiles, an exact, long-range munition. Desperate to assist a considerably beleaguered Ukraine, some allies have concocted smart plans to help alter Germany’s thoughts. David Cameron, Britain’s overseas assistant, has hinted his openness to a planning that would see Germany deliver Taurus projectiles to Britain, thus enabling Britain to deliver more of its Storm Vestige cruise line rockets to Ukraine.
Yet Mr Scholz declines to move. What are actually Taurus projectiles– and why is the German government therefore reluctant to send them to Ukraine?