Quote (ferdia @ 31 May 2022 22:36)
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3) I will be polite and say: i think you meant moscow. if you truly meant berlin then really can you stop hating on germany. germany has culturally not recovered from ww2. they are afraid of being military leaders in europe and as a consequence they are a lame duck. now you can say they are anti ukrainian but ultimately they have given aid to ukraine. fear of global war is a powerful thing. I note Germany has given Ukraine 2Billion while Poland only gave 1.6B. even if the figures are reversed, where is this hate on germany coming from ???
it remains to be seen as to the merits of putting european security in the hands of europe noting there is no 1 country stepping up as being "first among equals" to guide europe (not germany, not france, and england is out now). In such a scenario its more likely that politically they would fracture and therefore its Nato (read: america) that still calls the shots. very confusing and mixed messages...
USA wanted to get Ukraine into NATO in 2008, Germany said "no".
They didnt want any tensions and trade disrepancies with Russia, and sacrified the Ukraine security. It wasnt a factor to them.
I know Germany sent some humanitarian help and I dont neglect that. Its not much compared to Germany economy size but still help.
Hovewer militarily its been a disaster.
Not only have there been no deliveries of heavy weapons, but, according to documents released to the "Welt am Sonntag" newspaper, Germany has also shipped almost no significant light weapons since the end of March.
According to documents that the newspaper got to know, between March 30 and May 26, only two arms shipments from the German government reached Ukraine. Both contained very little equipment.
Germany invited Ukraine troops to train them using german artillery, but now they changed their mind and said that they arent sending any heavy weapons.
Looks like UA soldiers wasted their precious time, during the war time, trying to learn how to use weapons that they cant use.
Unless Germany changes its mind again.
Some people think that Germany government would like Ukraine to loose the war, so that they can quickly return to their trades with Russia. If it werent for USA, UK, and central Europe, and Ukraine were dependant on ammo supplies from Germany, UA would loose already.
I dont speak about German people, which I admire and like very much, but the current government, which in my opinion doesnt do what the german people would like them to do, but plays some dirty politics and only does something when german public opinion pushes them hard.
Honestly I dont know what to think about all of it, very mixed feelings.