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> A few helmets and kevlar vests and a handful of Gepards without ammunition, but Leopard 2s? German military support is in the same order of magnitude as othe
by morsch 4y ago
> A few helmets and kevlar vests and a handful of Gepards without ammunition, but Leopard 2s?
German military support is in the same order of magnitude as other countries. Including heavy weapons. Don't bother linking news articles or opinion pieces. Here's an up-to-date primary source: https://www.ifw-kiel.de/publications/data-sets/ukraine-support-tracker-data-17410/ https://www.ifw-kiel.de/publications/data-sets/ukraine-suppo...
It's totally fair to argue that Germany should deliver more stuff or heavier weapons, but the helmets and vests and corruption rhetoric is unwarranted.
- checkyoursudo 4y agoI agree with you, but part of the perception of Germany, including in GP comment, comes from Germany's hesitation to be as vocally supportive of Ukr, and from Germany's hesitation to take the risk on leading the way on supplying MBTs and other heavy weapons. For my entire life, Germany has acted like the leader of Europe, and now they have not either in words or deeds, which has colored the perception of ... not a few people. Germany has provided lots of aid, but they have been so damned shy about it, and never or at least rarely before other nations.
- chihuahua 4y agoGiven that Schroeder started working for Nord Stream within weeks of stepping down as Chancellor, later became manager of Nord Stream 2, was paid $350,000 per year as director of the board of Rosneft, and was nominated to the board of directors of Gazprom, is it really unwarranted to point out that he was bought and paid for as Putin's servant?
- morsch 4y agoIt's hard to argue with that, but I don't think you can generalise it to all German politicians or even the current government on the whole.