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    Home - UK News - How European Support Could Tip the Balance in Ukraine’s Favor
    UK News Updated:April 24, 2025

    How European Support Could Tip the Balance in Ukraine’s Favor

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    How European Support Could Tip the Balance in Ukraine’s Favor

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    • Ukraine’s military operations would benefit greatly from improved air power, with a focus on obtaining more aircraft and trained pilots to gain local air superiority.
    • A European no-fly zone over Ukraine could hinder Russian capabilities, allowing Ukraine to defend against ballistic missiles and utilise its air power for offensive operations effectively.
    • Germany’s Taurus missile is highlighted as a significant asset for Ukraine, capable of striking deep inside Russian territory and damaging critical military infrastructure.

    How European Support Could Tip the Balance in Ukraine’s Favor

    The single weapon which could help Ukraine most and the effect a European no-fly zone would have

    Clarke says air power is what Ukrainians most lack for operations on the ground and that if they could create some air superiority over their own territory, it would make a “big difference”.

    “They need more of their own aircraft and trained pilots to use them. F-16s are fine, but they need others as well.”

    Clarke adds that, if Europe was prepared to do it, a no-fly zone over Ukraine could make a difference “that the Russians would find very difficult”.

    They would then be able to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles coming in from Russia, he says.

    “If the Europeans were part of the defensive war that Ukraine were fighting, Ukrainians could use all of their air power for their offensive operations. That might make a difference on the ground in a way that the Russians would find very difficult.”

    What single weapon could help?

    Clarke says Germany’s Taurus missile could make a difference for Ukraine.

    “Taurus is a better range, heavier warhead, generally, and a better warhead,” he says.

    “Taurus is really good at blowing up things like bridges and fixed installations. It really does a lot of damage to key installations in exactly the way you would want it to.

    “It’s not the sort of thing you would use against civilians, of course, but actually it’s very good against military and infrastructure installations.”

    For context: Taurus is a powerful cruise missile system that can strike targets deep inside Russian territory, making it a potential game changer for Ukrainian forces if it could use them.

    The UK and France already provide Ukraine with their own long-range missile support in the form of UK Storm Shadows and French Scalps.

    Friedrich Merz, the incoming German Chancellor, has proposed providing Kyiv with its Taurus missiles, something his predecessor Olaf Scholz refused to do, fearing it could drag Berlin into direct war with Moscow.


    Sources

    Ukraine war latest: Trump hits out at Zelenskyy in Truth Social post – as Ukrainian president says ’emotions have run high’ at talks – Sky News

    Russia-Ukraine war: Rubio threatens to walk away from peace talks as outline of US minerals deal revealed – as it happened – The Guardian

    US will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress soon, Trump and Rubio say – Reuters

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