 German weapons sent to Ukraine non-functional. Some of the weapons Berlin has given to Kiev to aid in its fight against Russia were either in bad condition or outdated, German Foreign Minister Annalena Behrbach has admitted. In an interview with CNN, Behrbach admitted major technical issues with arms being delivered to Ukraine conceding that the effort to furnish Kiev with weapons has been hamstrung by delays. Behrbach pointed out that Ukraine would not benefit from promises to deliver arms that remain unfulfilled or shipments of inoperable military equipment. Some of our systems are really old-fashioned and we said in the beginning that some are not functioning. She said, explaining that this is due to the fact that Germany had not fought in a major war in many decades. When we deliver something, it has to work in the field. She stressed adding that this was the reason why Germany has not provided Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles which she described as extremely sophisticated. For several months, the Ukrainians have been asking for Taurus missiles which have a range of about 500 kilometers and can carry a 500 kilogram warhead. Germany has been reluctant to supply the missiles over concerns that a major escalation could be triggered if Kiev were to use them to strike deep into Russia. Last week, Dost Spiegel reported citing sources that Ukraine had refused to accept 10 outmoded Leopard 1 tanks because of their poor mechanical state. Ukrainian officials reportedly told the Germans that the armor which had arrived in Poland should be repaired before being deployed to the frontline but that there were neither maintenance personnel nor spare parts to do so.