Boris Pistorius declines to comment on Taurus missiles for Ukraine. A traffic light application is for "long-range weapons systems" to Ukraine - but the government ducks the question of whether this also includes Taurus.

Now the Union is pushing for an answer in the Bundestag. Ukraine had already requested Taurus cruise missiles from the federal government a good ten months ago. But Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has so far rejected the request for the high-tech missiles.