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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated he would not provide long-range missiles to Ukraine as he sought to win over voters in Brandeburg on Friday ahead of key elections. Scholz spent the day campaigning for his Social Democratic Party (SPD) ahead of Sunday’s vote in the eastern state, where his party is being challenged by the extremist Alternative for Germany (AfD). Scholz reassured a gathering of voters that Germany would not provide Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles, even though Kiev has been calling on Western supporters for months to provide better weapons as it seeks to repel Russia…

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