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| German Foreign Minister Just Said The Quiet Part Out Loud On Ukraine |
| 2023-01-26 |
| [ZERO] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock bluntly stated in fresh remarks that Western allies are fighting a war against Russia. The remarks came during a debate at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday amid discussions over sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. While Baerbock's words were largely ignored in mainstream media, a number of pundits on social media noted with alarm that the German foreign minister just essentially declared war on Russia. Ironically other German officials have long sought to emphasize their country is not a party to the conflict, fearing uncontrollable escalation. Contradicting this official stance, Baerbock said the quiet part out loud, and introduced the comments with: "And therefore I’ve said already in the last days — yes, we have to do more to defend Ukraine. Yes, we have to do more also on tanks." And that's when she asserted: "But the most important and the crucial part is that we do it together and that we do not do the blame game in Europe, because we are fighting a war against Russia and not against each other." Interestingly, both Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his former defense minister who recently resigned, Christine Lambrecht, have been seen as weak on arming Ukraine - repeatedly declaring an unwillingness to get pulled deeper into the proxy war aspect to the conflict. But now it seems the more hawkish Baerbock is willing to at this point be much more open with the reality of what's happening. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 Germany is full of politicians paid off by the Kremlin. That's why they're sending Leopards to the Ukrainians, right? Maybe they didn't get enough of all that Ukrainian graft like Biden did. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-01-26 13:27 |
| #4 Germany is full of politicians paid off by the Kremlin. Sadly true. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2023-01-26 10:07 |
| #3 Russian propaganda. They want everyone to think the west is at war with them. Turns out, when you attack a neighbor in a war of aggression, the world gets a bit tetchy about it. Germany is full of politicians paid off by the Kremlin. Trust nothing they say, especially when it benefits Russia. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Thrart2867 2023-01-26 06:45 |
| #2 ^ They have no reverse. Foot in mouth disease. |
| Posted by: Dale 2023-01-26 03:59 |
| #1 They'd better get out of there, and now. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-01-26 00:55 |