SAINT PETERSBURG, June 19, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Germany sending long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine would "completely" ruin bilateral relations and would have no impact on the course of Moscow's offensive.

"Everyone knows that if this happens, it will not affect the course of the fighting. That is out of the question. But it will completely ruin our relations," Putin told foreign journalists in Saint Petersburg, including AFP.