Ukraine’s leader says the chancellor wants the missiles to defend Germany — which is not the version of events given to the German public.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply criticized German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for refusing to provide Kyiv with German-made Taurus cruise missiles and suggested the reluctance is based on his desire to keep the weapons for Berlin’s own defense against a threat from Russia.
“As far as I understand, the chancellor believes that, as he is a representative of a non-nuclear state, this is is the only weapon that Germany has, is the most powerful one,” Zelenskyy said of the Taurus missiles in an interview with Axel Springer, POLITICO’s parent company. “He shared messages with me saying that he cannot leave his country without such a powerful weapon,” Zelenskyy added of Scholz.
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.
I dont like Sholz’s explanation, if you even want to call it one, but I also don’t think we keep them as a last line of defense, as Zelenskyy is framing it, since we have our NATO allies who can handle Russia with ease if they do something more stupid, than they already do.
In fact most germans dont know why we are not sending Taurus to Ukraine or understand the reasons behind this decision, but I think Ukraine will ultimately get them like they did get our other weapons and tanks. It’s just this unnecessary long process of our politicians that I absolut hate and do not unterstand, since we have to stop those Russians by any means and as fast as possible to prevent further casualites…
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I really dislike the way ukraine asks for help.
In what way should they ask for help? Does Zelensky need to bow so that his forehead scrapes the ground?
Maybe he should stop bullying everyone that already helps him. I kno a lot of people here love him and his country just for being not russia. For me, Zelensky is a greedy and unthankful man, but that is a very unpopular opinion that will get me even more downvotes.
How is he bullying people? I’m pretty sure he’s not in a position to bully anyone right now.
Yeah, fuck Zelenskyy for being rabidly pro-Ukraine. It’s not like it’s his job or anything.
I don’t even understand the criticism. I really don’t. How is he bullying people? What is wrong with the way he asks for help?
And who are you, exactly?
Eh. I dislike how world leaders aren’t saying the quiet part out loud: Ukraine doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning.
It seems like you’re suggesting Ukraine just roll over and let Russia plow over them.
I didn’t suggest anything.
Do you want to ask me if I think Ukraine should “just roll over and let Russia plow over them”? Then ask that, lol.
I thought that question was suggested by the post and wasn’t necessary, but sure- should Ukraine just roll over and let Russia plow over them?
Because I’m not sure what else saying they don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell implies.
Ukraine should and most likely will surrender without intervention by foreign militaries.
“Rolling over and letting Russia plow them” means to me that they would let Russia massacre them without fighting back. I do not think Ukraine should do this, but it’s also not wording I would ever use because it is hyperbolic and ambiguous.
So you’re saying that they should do that, just not in the way I worded it?