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> That would be a tragic miscalculation. If it comes out that Ukraine is responsible, German public sentiment will turn hard.

> No more military shipments…

What shipments[1]?

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/16/ukraine-slams-germany-for-fa...



That's PR. Germany is one of the big weapons suppliers. For some reason we don't want to ship tanks, which the Ukrainians really want (I've read it's because our government is terribly afraid of German-built tanks rolling into Russia, which would give the populace there a visceral reaction).

But everything smaller than a tank, including lots of hardware that proved extremely valuable in this war, is being shipped.


This shipments: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/09/fact-sheet-on-german-m...

"Contrary to popular perception, Germany has delivered significant amounts of arms and equipment to Ukraine to aid the country in its fight against the Russian military. In fact, the volume of arms deliveries by Berlin exceeds that of every other country safe for the United States and the United Kingdom. Nonetheless, Germany has faced severe criticism and even mockery for its perceived lack of support to Ukraine and its ill-fated attempts to keep its relationship with Moscow intact. While ultimately positioning itself as a reliable partner of Ukraine, it can be argued that Berlin's communication to affirm its Ukraine stance and explain foreign policy goals has been nothing short of an unmitigated disaster."

Also, they host import USA bases and helped in other ways.


If you think >750 million € worth of equipment is nothing, I want your budget :D

It's funny how public perception of that works. Yesterday saw someone getting mad that 1.3 million of arms exports (paid, not stuff given for free) into another country was approved, "while they refuse to export to Ukraine".




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