Fearing it could draw his country into the war, Scholz has repeatedly refused Kyiv's request for the cruise missiles, with President Volodymyr Zelensky previously suggested that Germany’s refusal to provide Ukraine with long-range missiles is linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin's nuclear saber-rattling."We stand by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision not to deliver the Taurus cruise missile from the Bundeswehr's stocks," the SPD program reportedly reads, adding that weapons deliveries should come with "prudence and a sense of proportion."Despite the weapons refusal, the program also indicates that "the SPD is clearly committed to diplomatic, military, financial and humanitarian support for the Ukrainians in their fight against Russian aggression, which is contrary to international law - for as long as necessary." The SPD's program comes in direct contrast with that of German Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who previously voiced support for providing Ukraine with the Taurus missiles.Merz, whose conservative CDU/CSU alliance is leading in the polls ahead of the Feb.