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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz continues to oppose the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, despite growing pressure from his coalition. On Thursday, Germany’s coalition parliamentary groups want to introduce a joint motion to the Bundestag, Germany’s lower house of parliament, to deliver “additional, necessary long-range weapons systems and ammunition.” The weapons should enable Ukraine to “enable targeted attacks on strategically relevant targets far to the rear of the Russian aggressor,” the motion continues. Taurus cruise missiles would fu…

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