“I'm tired of answering this. Sorry. You can quote me, I don't mind. But every time I answer this question I receive irritated remarks from Berlin. Leave it to them,” he told Politico.

Earlier, German politician Sarah Wagenknecht said that the use of Taurus missiles to attack Russian territory would actually be a “declaration of war.”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the ongoing discussions in German society about the supply of Taurus long-range missiles ridiculous and said that the debate about the supply of missiles is inappropriate.