Posted on 01/23/2022 1:26:43 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
Germany is preventing fellow NATO member Estonia from providing Ukraine with military support by declining to offer export permits for weapons of German origin, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
"Germany, they have a lot of hesitation to deliver to us," Ukraine's defense minister, Oleksiy Reznikov, told The Journal.
A German government spokesperson explained to the outlet that the decision on the exportation of weaponry is a result of a long-standing policy.
"The principle governing arms exports is always the same—whether they come directly from Germany or from third countries—and no permission has been issued at this stage," the spokesperson said, adding that "it is not possible to estimate the outcome of the process at this moment."
Estonia is lobbying for Germany to change course so that it can send Ukraine D-30 howitzers. The Soviet weapons were left in Germany after its reunification before being exported to Finland and later Estonia, The Wall Street Journal report said.
Unlike other NATO members, including the US and UK, Germany has refused to provide weapons to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia.
Over the past year alone, the US has provided more than $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine. Since 2014, the US has provided Ukraine with Javelin anti-tank missiles, small arms and ammunition, and patrol boats, among other equipment.
But the German government has opposed sending weapons to Ukraine to avoid provoking Russia, while also citing Germany's own history of atrocities in the region under the Nazis during World War II.
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Imagine that. Germany doing russia’s Bidding.
Retake East Prussia, repatriate Koenigsberg.
“Who run Barter Town?”
Germany is officially off the Biden Ukraine plantation
Germany made the bad decsion to be dependent on Russian natural gas to avoid freezing. Is it any wonder that it is in winter that Germany surrendered without a shot being fired?
They probably signed a Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Part II in secret.
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How seriously messed up is this? Estonia wants to help Ukraine, it’s ally, defend itself - so wants to ship some stuff to them (Ukraine). It belongs to Estonia... BUT - because some was MADE in Germany... Germany has ultimate veto power over WHERE Estonia uses it or sends it?
What kind of stupid contract is that?
And again - Germany is the next cog in the revival of the old CCCP/USSR. I hope Putin decides to take Germany too (and NATO withdraws and lets it happen).
Interesting. Discretion is the better part of valor-heh heh. Perhaps they should have bought from someone who doesn’t give a damn-like Israel. Make their own weapons then. Necessity is the mother of invention-am I right?
They want their gas and crude oil supply to continue to flow.
If Wag-the-Dog Biden is stopped from starting WW3 over this by Germany, we’ll owe Germany a lot!
Something many dont realize is The USSR came fairly close to joining the AXIS in WW2. A nightmare scenario for the Allies (recall they invaded Poland simultaneously—although Germany did the brunt of the fighting as Stalin probably purposefully delayed).
Stalin was a bit greedy but mainly it was Hitlers Paranoia that ditched the Alliance talks.
Germany found out the hard way it is much easier to suck up and receive Russian petro than to go to the Caucuses to get it.
“Germany is officially off the Biden Ukraine plantation”
NATO is split and the US cannot persist with ANY operations in Ukraine without Germany’s support.
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