{"id":92135,"date":"2025-05-11T07:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T07:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/92135\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T07:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T07:16:08","slug":"zelenskyy-says-no-request-for-taurus-missiles-from-germany-air-defence-remains-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/92135\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy says no request for Taurus missiles from Germany, air defence remains priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>11 May 2025 11:09<\/p>\n<p><strong>In response to a question from German journalists regarding Ukraine&#8217;s request for Taurus missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasised that Ukraine\u2019s priorities in its ongoing discussions with Germany do not centre on missile systems but rather on air defence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference following a meeting of the coalition of the determined in Kyiv, Zelenskyy refrained from reiterating the previous calls for the Taurus missile system, which had been a prominent request under the previous German government, <strong><a style=\"color: rgb(53, 152, 219);\" href=\"https:\/\/caliber.az\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caliber.Az<\/a><\/strong> reports, <strong><a style=\"color: rgb(53, 152, 219);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurointegration.com.ua\/rus\/news\/2025\/05\/10\/7211325\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citing <\/a><\/strong>foreign media.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the Ukrainian president underscored the importance of continued support for Ukraine\u2019s air defence capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, for us, the issue of air defence systems is critical. Germany has already made significant contributions with the Patriot systems, and they continue to assist with IRIS-T systems. We are counting on this support and have confidence in the timelines for delivery. This is a vital aspect of our defence strategy,&#8221; Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n<p>The president also expressed his confidence in Germany\u2019s commitment to Ukraine, reassuring the public that Germany would continue to provide support throughout the ongoing conflict and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Germany will be with Ukraine and will continue to support us until the war ends, and even after,&#8221; Zelenskyy added, emphasising the enduring nature of the partnership.<\/p>\n<p>By Khagan Isayyev<\/p>\n<p><b>Caliber.Az<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read more about the key topics in this news story.<\/p>\n<p>Views: <b>20<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"11 May 2025 11:09 In response to a question from German journalists regarding Ukraine&#8217;s request for Taurus missiles,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[23355,7503,7502,2000,299,1824,23356,23359,466,23358,23357,23354],"class_list":{"0":"post-92135","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-analysis-of-azerbaijan","9":"tag-azerbaijan","10":"tag-baku","11":"tag-eu","12":"tag-europe","13":"tag-germany","14":"tag-important-news-of-azerbaijan","15":"tag-international-experts","16":"tag-interviews","17":"tag-interviews-with-azerbaijani-analysts","18":"tag-news-from-baku","19":"tag-news-of-azerbaijan"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114487977804996410","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}