Germany: a double-dealing in NATO that surprises no one
British military flights delivering weapons to Ukraine deliberately avoided German airspace this week, so much so that Berlin issued a statement making it clear that the German government had not requested it in advance, saying it "has not denied access. to its airspace since the UK has not submitted a request, there has been no dispute between the UK and Germany on this issue ”. In the meantime, however, the NATO planes of the United Kingdom had to avoid Germanic territory.
Here's a time-lapse of all of the United Kingdom to #Ukraine weapons airlift flights from the morning of the 17th of January to this very minute on the 19th of January 2022. The UK has no intention of letting Ukraine fall. pic.twitter.com/p4DcNv25mt
– George Allison (@geoallison) January 19, 2022
Despite being a leading NATO country and a close ally of the United States, it has become clear that Berlin has tried to avoid provoking Moscow unnecessarily, also because otherwise Nord Stream 2 would be a useless work. This week it became clear that Germany will not export weapons directly to Ukraine, although allies such as the UK and the US have started to do so. This also has a lot to do with a long-standing arms export control policy that prevents German arms from entering geopolitical hotspots.
After the Biden administration on Thursday authorized the "urgent delivery" of US-produced weapons to Kiev via third countries in order to deter any possible "Russian aggression" – in particular from the Baltic allies of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. These have still excellent 122 mm ex DDR howitzers that would be, given their Soviet origins, perfect for Kiev, but, coming from Germany, they need a Berlin visa to be delivered. Will Cher have made Scholz the new chancellor?
On Friday afternoon the Wall Street Journal reported that Berlin gave its final answer, “Germany bans Estonia, an ally of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, from providing military support to Ukraine by refusing to issue permits for the Germans. – the original weapons to be exported to Kiev as they prepare for a potential Russian invasion, ”the report said. Additionally, according to the WSJ, the German government is now banning other countries from sending German-made or sourced weapons to Ukraine:
Unlike the United States, Great Britain, Poland and other allies, the German government has refused to export lethal weapons directly to Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov confirmed Germany's "hesitation" to deliver weapons. This is also because the German government spokesman reaffirmed "The principle that regulates arms exports" that "is always the same – whether they come directly from Germany or from third countries – and no authorization has been issued at this stage".
At the same time, it was revealed that the German Chancellor refused a request to meet with President Joe Biden on Ukraine, saying it was too "short notice", which is funny because if the notice is enough for an old man like Biden, how can it not be for a youngster like Scholz? "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has turned down a short-notice invitation from US President Joe Biden to discuss the Ukrainian crisis, German magazine Der Spiegel said on Friday," Reuters reported. "Scholz did not accept the invitation due to a full schedule, including a trip to Madrid, as well as a desire to show that he is there while Germany grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Der Spiegel." In short, he had judo, but in an international tournament with Spain
So the Germans who play tough in the European Commission, who promise interventions left and right, then are treacherous on the verge of NATO's double-dealing. After all, a project like Nord Stream 2, which is designed ad hoc to damage Poland and Ukraine, does not come out of nowhere. Just as it is no coincidence that the current German Chancellor Scholz is from the same party as the former Chancellor Schroeder, who is chairman of the shareholders' committee in Nord Stream 2. In the end, the Germans always hope for a re-edition of Molotov Ribbentrop, because wars to the east they only want them if they initiate them …
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