Polish cruise missiles are taking off – hopefully not the Taurus missiles to Russia too!

The new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz caused unrest in the coalition with his statement that he would lift restrictions on the range of Ukrainian attacks on Russia with German weapons. Ukrainian drones already have a range of 1,200 km, which means they can already paralyse airports in Moscow and other cities, as has often been the case. However, Putin wants to ‘conquer’ a new buffer zone including the cities of Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernigov. The EU has now adopted its 17th package of sanctions against Russia, which is primarily directed against the Russian shadow fleet. Although Trump continues to seek peace, he is appalled by Russia's massive drone attacks at this point in time. A lasting ceasefire is therefore still a long way off. One can only hope that Taurus missiles will not soon have a destructive effect in Russia, as this would clearly make Germany a party to the war.