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Ukraine: How Merz’s openness to Taurus is received in the EU.

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Published: April 14th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Kaja Kallas in her former role as Estonia’s Prime Minister with Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Tallinn.

Friedrich Merz’s openness to the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine was well received at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg: He thought it would be very important if Germany supplied Taurus, said Dutchman Caspar Veldkamp: „I think that would be a very important signal of where Europe stands in this situation.“ Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called the future chancellor’s offer „very good.“ Of course, every country does what it can, but the message is clear, said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas when asked about Merz: Europeans must do more so that Ukraine can defend itself and civilians do not have to die.

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