
Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev said that if Berlin supplies Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles, Russia will move to a different format of conversation, noting that only German specialists, and not Ukrainians, will be able to control such missiles.
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Russia has repeatedly warned about red lines in the context of the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine, including long-range systems capable of striking deep into Russian territory.
Russia will switch to a different format of conversation if Berlin decides to supply Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev, TASS reports.
The diplomat recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin had already spoken about such actions, pointing out that it would be German specialists who would control such missiles, while the Ukrainians themselves were not able to do this.
“If so, then this will be a completely different conversation,” the ambassador emphasized. This is how Nechaev answered the question of whether Taurus deliveries would cross the red lines that Moscow has repeatedly warned about.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
If Germany delivers a Taurus to Ukraine, Russia will respond with tougher rhetoric and possibly military measures.
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