I agree. Why does he feel the need to do that at a moment when he needs every possible help? Germany have had ‘closed ties’ with Russia perhaps (as I see it, it was rather a now failed attempt to maintain peace on the European continent), but it’s not the case anymore.
Very unwise indeed to risk alienating oneself the most powerful country in Europe, in economic terms at least. Help can be provided not only through military means, but also through money, civil material, taking in more refugees etc. This confrontational attitude could also have a negative effect on further help from the EU going forward.
Edit: I see from the post just above that Klitschko has more diplomatic ability than his president.
Already being used by the usual suspects, basically saying it’s an insult to all Germans/the country as a whole.
I get it, but this was the last thing needed right now, when a large part of the population and a good chunk of the political class are desperately trying to steer the country/government in another direction.
Wladimir Klitschko has lived in Hamburg for years. Atm the whole family is here in Germany. So it’s understandable that he’s trying to mediate, or smooth things out a bit and and build some bridges again. The last thing they need now are new problems.
My hope is that the strong reaction by the West to the Ukraine assault will deter further misadventures by Putin - regardless of Sweden’s and Norway’s NATO status. My worry is that whether Putin takes a nibble or not is now completely independent of their NATO status. I’m not sure he fears engaging NATO because he knows that NATO will still likely not engage from the fear of escalating towards a nuclear conflict. The best outcome (for a possible deterrence) would be to have permanent and robust NATO footprint close to their borders. Basically a permanent “build-up” at sensitive areas.
I very much doubt that. NATO status is essentially a tripwire now, and the change in his conduct has probably had the primary effect of quietly shifting American thinking on the feasibility of a first strike use of nuclear weapons. With the incapacity shown by the Russian air force, NATO would perhaps not enter Russian territory, but would definitely respond forcefully.
The build-up is already happening. There are four times as many NATO troops in the Baltic nations as there were in January.
Fracticide, infanticide … they are all forms of genocide.
What’s wrong with Macron and his infantile vision of the world and more importantly why aren’t his advisors correcting him?
what would happen if high ranking officials and or prime ministers/presidents of the worlds nations…instead of throwing money over fist at the problem…what would happen if they all decided to tour the nation of Ukraine…got me thinking when Bojo toured Kyiv, obviously it was safe enough to do so…with probably alot of Russian intel being warned of the visit aswell…
would the stakes then become too high for Russia to push on with trying to take ground?
its a serious question, very simple in its design…human sheilds, but not just civilians, people who, if they were taken out or even just had an attempt on thier life, would mean Russia would be inviting some serious heat militarily.
would also fuck Putin over in a big way, like a giant game of chicken
