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Germany’s conservative opposition is threatening to launch a parliamentary inquiry into Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s refusal to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Scholz contends that delivering the long-range missiles to Ukraine would risk drawing Germany directly into the conflict with Russia. According to the chancellor, German soldiers would be required to programme target information into the missiles. The centre-right CDU/CSU bloc is demanding to know how Scholz reached that conclusion, after an intercepted conference call between top German air force officers leaked by Russian intellig…

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