A proposal for Germany to avoid shipping Taurus cruise missiles directly to Ukraine by sending the weapons to the United Kingdom or France instead met ridicule from several leading German politicians on Thursday. The proposal, according to sources, would involve sending the German-made Taurus cruise missiles to either the UK or France in exchange for those allied countries shipping Ukraine more of their Storm Shadow missiles. The idea “exemplifies the weakness” of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in supporting Ukraine, Green politician Anton Hofreiter told dpa on Thursday. The proposal sends a clear mes…