Poland: US arms deliveries to Kiev could be 'inspiration' for Germany
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Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on Wednesday said US deliveries of long-range weapons to Ukraine could be an "inspiration" for Germany to provide Kiev with Taurus cruise missiles.
Sikorski made the comments in a joint press conference with his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in the Polish border town of Słubice. The event was held to mark the 20th aniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union.
The Polish foreign minister has previously encouraged Germany to deliver Taurus missiles to Ukraine but said he would not intervene in the internal affairs of a friendly country.
An "intense debate" was taking place in Germany on the issue, Baerbock said. "As is the case in democracies, we have to decide together," she added.
Baerbock also mentioned an initiative she is leading alongside German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius to lobby partners for more air defence systems for Kiev.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has previously rejected supplying Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, fearing that the country could be drawn into direct conflict with Russia.
The United States has in recent weeks supplied Kiev with long-range ATACMS missiles.
