Kyiv has been pleading with its Western allies for additional military supplies, including more Patriot missile batteries. Western support has weakened in recent months, with a major American aid package held up by partisan bickering in the U.S. Congress. “This is a real manifestation of support for Ukraine at a critical time for us,” Zelenskyy … Read more
Germany’s government, however, presents its public with quite different logic for not sending the weapons. Scholz has steadfastly refused to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine, saying in public statements that such a move could lead to an escalation of the war and could even draw Germany into direct conflict with Russia. The Ukrainians want Germany’s … Read more
The chancellor first hinted at his intention of joining the video platform during a citizens’ dialogue in Dresden on February 29. The social media move is linked to his political campaign ahead of the European election on June 9 and crucial regional elections in the eastern German states of Brandenburg, Thuringia and Saxony in September. … Read more
‘If you want peace, prepare for war’: How an old saying is making a comeback in Europe – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong … Read more
Scholz said that after the outbreak of all-out war, Russia and Ukraine tried negotiating — but Moscow wasn’t serious. “The talks failed because Russia only used them as a pretext to move its troops to the east for a major offensive at the same time,” said Scholz. The German chancellor, who has often been criticized … Read more
But they disagreed on the bigger picture of a grand push for European financing of weapons to Ukraine, for example through defense bonds. The possibility of EU joint bonds is backed by France, Estonia, Poland and others but strongly opposed by the more frugal countries, such as Germany, The Netherlands and Austria. The discussion in … Read more
In an interview on German public radio Wednesday, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chair of the Bundestag’s defense committee and a member of the Free Democratic Party, a junior partner in Scholz’s coalition, hit back at Mützenich, calling the comment “social democratic appeasement policy that has never gotten us anywhere.” Amid the feuding, Scholz used his speech in … Read more
Macron responded by arguing that setting any limits on how to respond to Moscow’s actions meant “opting for defeat.” The French president spent much of the interview arguing in favor of remaining ambiguous, saying only that France would not “lead the offensive or take initiative.” “I’m right about not being specific,” Macron said. Macron was … Read more
“At every stage it’s been said if you give anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, that’s escalation. No, it wasn’t,” said Cameron as he stood alongside German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a press conference Wednesday. “‘If you give tanks to the Ukrainians, that’s escalation. No, it wasn’t. If you give long-range artillery or long-range fires to … Read more
Putin himself has not commented on the audio leak yet, but his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned Monday that, “The [military conversation] itself suggests that in the bowels of the Bundeswehr, plans for strikes on Russian territory are being discussed in a substantive and concrete manner.” Russia’s state-owned news agency TASS reported that Monday’s meeting between … Read more
