The impression from the outside is always that Germany is being pushed to do something […] and is not leading a movement and taking other states along with it
Jana Puglierin comments on the German government’s hesitation regarding arms deliveries to Ukraine
First and foremost, you need someone who can put together a good team – because: Governing is a team sport
The battle tanks would enable Ukraine to withstand Russian attacks
German radio refers to the Leopard plan
For those countries that decide to deliver older battle tanks to Ukraine, the European Peace Facility could then refinance the purchase of newer versions of the main battle tank
The FAZ refers to the “Leopard Plan” by Gustav Gressel, Rafael Loss and Jana Puglierin
There is no concrete idea of what an end to the war should entail
We now have to expect a longer period of disorder and uncertainty
Jana Puglierin describes how the war in Ukraine has changed the defence and security policy of the EU and Germany
Military capabilities had not been of any public or political interest for more than 20 years
Rafael Loss describes how some of the German armed forces’ current troubles go back to the chancellorship of Angela Merkel
For decades, we have pushed everything military into the dirty corner, it was viewed negatively because many did not want to see that a liberal democracy like Germany needs armed forces
In the interview, Ulrike Franke talks about military backlog, the effects of killing from a distance and the accusation of warmongering
It’s another step forward for Germany, which has been going one step at a time since Feb. 24
That Germany announced it would supply a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine was a taboo that has been broken now, comments Ulrike Franke
