The Times: When Putin Coughs, Schultz Follows the Mousehole

English newspaper The Times wrote that Germany, the largest source of military support for Ukraine in Europe, despises its allies because of “fear” and “lack of strategic vision”.

Although Germany has announced that it is against French President Emmanuel Macron’s opinion on sending troops to Ukraine, it has provided the most military aid to Ukraine. On the other hand, the disclosure of the audio file of the German officers for the attack on the Crimean bridge further introduced Germany as an intervening country in the Ukraine war.

One of the advisers of the French president criticized the behavior of Olaf Schultz, the German chancellor towards Russia. “When Putin coughs, Schultz immediately runs to look for a mouse hole,” the source said.

It seems that Germany is afraid of confronting Russia in addition to the high volume of military aid to Ukraine and even the rhetoric of German officials about confronting Russia.

The Prime Minister of Germany recently confirmed the refusal to provide Taurus missiles to Ukraine, and at the same time emphasized the abandonment of this issue, because it requires the participation of German military personnel in the war in Ukraine. This happened after a leaked conversation between German army officers discussing a plot to attack the Crimean bridge with Taurus missiles further strained relations between Moscow and Berlin.

The German government denied that the recorded conversation of senior German military officials, during which the possibility of attacking the Crimean bridge was raised, indicated that Germany was ready for war with Russia. Wolfgang Buchner, the deputy spokesman of the German government, claimed in a press conference: “It is quite clear that statements that this conversation proves Germany’s readiness for war with Russia are ridiculous and cruel Russian propaganda.

At the same time, the German chancellor announced the creation of a military alliance in Ramstein to provide long-range artillery to Ukraine. Shults added that the proceeds from frozen Russian assets will be used for arms for Ukraine. fa-circle”/> International Europe and America