1/5
Alright. This about wraps it up for #Scholz.
Now this is reported speech, not quotations, but the source is legitimate.
#Scholz deliberately limits both military assistance and boycotts in support of #Ukraine and is not oriented towards a vision of Ukraine winning.
Alright. This about wraps it up for #Scholz.
Now this is reported speech, not quotations, but the source is legitimate.
#Scholz deliberately limits both military assistance and boycotts in support of #Ukraine and is not oriented towards a vision of Ukraine winning.
https://twitter.com/mathieuvonrohr/status/1529211405051764737
2/5
He believes this ensures he will not be Kaiser Wilhelm II - Emperor in the First World War.
I presume this relates to the contemporary myth of "the sleepwalkers" - as if supplying weapons for a defensive war were comparable to invading Belgium.
I struggle.
He believes this ensures he will not be Kaiser Wilhelm II - Emperor in the First World War.
I presume this relates to the contemporary myth of "the sleepwalkers" - as if supplying weapons for a defensive war were comparable to invading Belgium.
I struggle.
3/5
#Scholz doesn't see Ukraine prevailing, he sees the end game as #Putin declaring he's done, and he also neither wants to maximise help to Ukraine nor maximise the squeeze on Russia. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. At the expense of Ukraine.
#Scholz doesn't see Ukraine prevailing, he sees the end game as #Putin declaring he's done, and he also neither wants to maximise help to Ukraine nor maximise the squeeze on Russia. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. At the expense of Ukraine.
4/5
He does see Russia under #sanctions, no business as usual, as long as it occupies territories. This is consistent with his government's march towards cutting energy links. It is for the long haul, and hence it is slow. Not a snap punch to break #Putin.
He does see Russia under #sanctions, no business as usual, as long as it occupies territories. This is consistent with his government's march towards cutting energy links. It is for the long haul, and hence it is slow. Not a snap punch to break #Putin.
5/5
All of our nations consider escalation risks carefully.
But #Scholz is clearly in the camp of the more frightened leaders, slamming on the brakes while the survival of a fellow European nation is at stake. He lacks the #courage and the vision necessary for the current trial.
All of our nations consider escalation risks carefully.
But #Scholz is clearly in the camp of the more frightened leaders, slamming on the brakes while the survival of a fellow European nation is at stake. He lacks the #courage and the vision necessary for the current trial.
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