PoliticsWar In Kyiv, Pistorius introduced the supply of €9B in navy help to Ukraine, although with out Taurus missiles. Friday, June 13, 2025 
“Germany will take part within the financing of long-range weapons (drones and missiles). We should present the funds for this in order that the Armed Forces of Ukraine should purchase supplies. We deliberate to supply €4B in help to Ukraine, then elevated it to €7B and now we’re contemplating an extra €1.9B,” stated German Protection Minister Boris Pistorius at a briefing with President Zelenskyy.
Nonetheless, when requested concerning the switch of Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine, Pistorius replied that this was not at the moment being thought of.
The minister added: “In latest weeks, Putin has been significantly brutal in attacking civilian targets in Ukraine, utilizing an unbelievable variety of drones and missiles. Nobody can severely assume that Putin is basically curious about ceasefire or peace negotiations. Due to this fact, it’s turning into more and more essential to proceed supporting Ukraine,” he harassed.
Pistorius added that Ukraine’s future will likely be linked to NATO: “At current, the choices concerning Ukraine’s irreversible path to the Alliance, which had been accepted at earlier summits, are unchanged.”
Zelenskyy, in flip, harassed that Kyiv is relying on the localization of German Iris-T air protection system manufacturing in Ukraine, and Ukrainian corporations need to be a part of the implementation of air protection tasks in Germany. As effectively, Ukraine has reached an settlement with Germany on the availability of Iris-T air protection methods for the following three years.