In Britain and Germany, Scholz was criticized for the statement that British soldiers are helping to launch Storm Shadow in Ukraine, The Telegraph writes.
The newspaper quotes the statement of Olaf Sholtz, who said on Monday that he would not supply Taurus, the Berlin equivalent of Storm Shadow, since this requires the help of German military "on earth" (ie in Ukraine). And he said that the United Kingdom and France from Storm Shadow. Scholtz said that for this reason it did not want to supply Taurus, since Germany would then become a "participant in the war".
"It is a screaming abuse of intelligence, deliberately designed to distract from Germany's reluctance to equip Ukraine with its own missile system.
Scholz was also criticized by German opposition deputies.
"The Chancellor's statement regarding the intended participation of France and the United Kingdom in the operation of the winged winged missiles used in Ukraine is absolutely irresponsible," said Norbert Rotttgen, a senior deputy from the former ruling CDU Party.
The Telegraph sources report that Scholz's statements have "increased concern about the safety of diplomats and other staff" stationed in Ukraine as they "increased the threat of potential operations of Russian foreign intelligence on British land."
The representative of the British Ministry of Defense has forwarded the issue of using Storm Shadow and the processes of its targeting in Ukraine by Ukraine.
