# Merz demands Taurus missiles for Ukraine while Scholz refuses

Date: 2024

In February 2024 [Merz](/people/friedrich-merz) publicly demanded Taurus deliveries and offered a Bundestag majority. [Scholz](/people/mig-olaf-scholz) refused. A demand is not a delivery. It is a completed opposition act on the weapons file.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-opposition-leader-merz-urges-scholz-send-taurus-missiles-ukraine-2024-02-27/
- https://www.cdu.de/artikel/ukraine-taurus

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-taurus-demand-2024