BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain has offered Germany a swap of cruise missiles that could allow the German government a way to overcome concerns over a suggested delivery of missiles to Ukraine, Germen newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday.
The paper cited government and diplomatic sources as saying that the British government has proposed to Berlin several weeks ago that it could export Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine and, in turn, receive the German Taurus missiles.
The office of German chancellor Olaf Scholz has been analysing this proposal, the report added.
A person familiar with the negotiations said that the proposed swap could potentially find support in Berlin.
The German government has repeatedly said it will only act in concert with Washington on arms deliveries to Ukraine.
Persons:
Handelsblatt, Olaf Scholz, Riham Alkousaa, Gareth Jones, Bill Berkrot
Organizations:
BERLIN, Taurus
Locations:
Britain, Germany, Ukraine, Germen, Berlin, Washington