There have been initiatives in the past, also under German leadership, that then didn’t deliver
Rafael Loss discusses recent plans to bolster Europe’s air and missile defence
There have been initiatives in the past, also under German leadership, that then didn’t deliver
Rafael Loss discusses recent plans to bolster Europe’s air and missile defence
We are facing a long war, which requires a long and persistent industrial response by the West in support of Ukraine, through artillery deliveries and the provision of air defense systems
Interview to Rafael Loss on NATO strategy in Ukraine.
Each additional system that NATO countries can deliver […] adds to Ukraine’s defensive capability
Rafael Loss explains the value of modern missile defence for Ukraine
It is an important signal with regard to NATO’s longer-term efforts to equip Ukraine with better, Western-made defenses
Rafael Loss comments on the recent arrival of the IRIS-T missile defence system in Ukraine
With these systems, the Ukrainians will be able to intercept Russian missiles at greater distances and higher altitudes
Rafael Loss discusses the recent delivery of German missile defence systems to Ukraine
Many experts warned successive German governments about what they were getting into by increasing dependence on Russian gas
Rafael Loss comments on the origins of Germany’s energy crisis
It would reinforce the political signal of “no going it alone” but pushing for a European solution
Rafael Loss explains the “Leopard plan”
Scholz is concerned about the images of German tanks, the narrative that might be created, and the potential for escalation that such a qualitative leap would have
Rafael Loss explains how Germany should lead a European plan to supply Leopards and recapture Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine
We will have to train crews, build supply lines for fuel, ammunition and spare parts. But it has to happen at some point, and the sooner the better
Rafael Loss outlines a plan to supply Ukraine with European Leopard 2 tanks
Tagesschau refers to ECFR’s Leopard plan as a “three-way win situation” for Ukraine, Germany, and Europe