Earlier, an audio recording emerged of senior Bundeswehr officers discussing an attack on the Crimean bridge with long-range Taurus missiles from a Dassault Rafale fighter. The German Ministry of Defense refused to comment on this recording and German counterintelligence launched an investigation.
“This puts Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a difficult situation,” writes Focus.
According to the authors of the article, Scholz previously rejected the possible delivery of the Taurus to Ukraine on the grounds that German soldiers were needed to launch cruise missiles in Ukraine. On the other hand, the generals in the audio recording suggest that Ukraine will be able to govern them independently, says the article with the headline “Is the Chancellor Lying? Russia listened to Luftwaffe conversations and put Scholz in a difficult situation.”
Earlier, during a conversation with residents of Dresden, Scholz recalled that Taurus could target objects located at a distance of almost 500 kilometers. At the same time, he expressed fear that, if the missile is used incorrectly, it could hit a target in Moscow. Speaking about the reluctance to transfer these weapons to kyiv, he added that it would be necessary to send German specialists to Ukraine to service the Taurus, which is unacceptable.
