JAKARTA - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said German authorities continued to conduct intensive consultations with the United States regarding the possible deployment of Tomahawk cruise missiles in Germany.
In early May, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed that he did not expect any delivery of Tomahawk missiles from the US to Germany, although he did not rule out the possibility that the situation could change in the future.
"The German government is currently working every day to maximize Germany's defense capabilities. We continue to discuss this issue intensively with our allies in the US," Wadephul told the newspaper Welt am Sonntag in an interview with Sputnik, Saturday, May 9.
In July 2024, the previous US administration and the German government announced plans to deploy a US long-range precision missile system that would significantly exceed the weapons already deployed in Europe, in Germany, starting in 2026.
The plan includes deploying SM-6 missiles, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and hypersonic weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the US deployed such weapons in Germany, Russia would consider itself free from its moratorium on deploying medium and short-range strike systems.
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