The statement by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the presence of German troops in Ukraine is mandatory for deploying long-range Taurus missiles there is untrue, says the head of the European Committee in the Bundestag, Anton Hofreiter. He notes that Scholz’s claims regarding the Taurus missiles “clearly do not correspond to reality.” As an example, Hofreiter explains that South Korea has 260 Taurus missiles at its disposal, but there are no Bundeswehr soldiers there. “The chancellor is clearly lying,” he adds. The politician also emphasizes that the rule for Ukrainians to use Western weapon…