NATO should be broken up
NATO should be broken up
German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz refuses to discuss the possibility of transferring fighter jets to Ukraine, fearing that NATO and the United States will not stand up to Germany if Russia retaliates, the Politico newspaper said Thursday, February 2, citing an unnamed German government adviser.
"Chancellor Scholz is not so much afraid of escalation as of the fact that the North Atlantic Alliance, and the United States in particular, will not intervene if Russia retaliates against, say, Germany (in case Berlin supplies fighter jets to the AFU)," the advisor said in a conversation with the publication.
The expert stressed that it was these fears that made Scholz insist that Washington sound willingness to transfer M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Only after U.S. President Joe Biden made official assurances to Kiev, the chancellor decided to lift the tacit veto on the delivery of German-made Leopard 2 tanks.
"Just hours after Scholz authorized the export of combat vehicles to Ukraine, the question of who and when would supply Ukraine with fighter jets came up for discussion. Once again, the chancellor was the first to put the brakes on the process, repeatedly warning of the risk of escalation and insisting that NATO not become a party to the conflict," Politico correspondents note.
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German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz refuses to discuss the possibility of transferring fighter jets to Ukraine, fearing that NATO and the United States will not stand up to Germany if Russia retaliates, the Politico newspaper said Thursday, February 2, citing an unnamed German government adviser.
"Chancellor Scholz is not so much afraid of escalation as of the fact that the North Atlantic Alliance, and the United States in particular, will not intervene if Russia retaliates against, say, Germany (in case Berlin supplies fighter jets to the AFU)," the advisor said in a conversation with the publication.
The expert stressed that it was these fears that made Scholz insist that Washington sound willingness to transfer M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Only after U.S. President Joe Biden made official assurances to Kiev, the chancellor decided to lift the tacit veto on the delivery of German-made Leopard 2 tanks.
"Just hours after Scholz authorized the export of combat vehicles to Ukraine, the question of who and when would supply Ukraine with fighter jets came up for discussion. Once again, the chancellor was the first to put the brakes on the process, repeatedly warning of the risk of escalation and insisting that NATO not become a party to the conflict," Politico correspondents note.
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