Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, has suggested that long-range Taurus missiles, if delivered to Ukraine, could be used to target strategic Russian military infrastructure in Crimea, including the Kerch Bridge, a key supply route linking Russia to the occupied peninsula.
Sometimes it is worth rattling your saber so the enemy knows you have one to rattle.
Announcing additional capabilities can have the effect of informing your enemy that the gloves are coming off.
It’s an effort to tip the scales without having to actually do anything, the real trick is if the statement is backed up by action