Today, Bundestag failed to vote for supplying Ukraine with German tanks and armored vehicles. It's a blow to Ukraine, again. I know many Germans wonder why we call on Germany specifically? Simple explanation: because it is either German or American tanks and armored vehicles /1 (infantry fighting vehicles) which may be theoretically available for Ukraine en masse. Ukraine needs massive scale weapons supply, not this piece-by-piece ''zoo'' park of various types of equipment - it's logistical nightmare to sustain. Currently, Ukraine is inferior /2

Just think how lucky we are in democratic societies, having as granted freedom and gov. accountability - even if not perfect, it's your guarantee that out of sudden you don't end up as cannon fodder for crazy dictator, as those 'apolitic' Russians now. But we are unlucky that /1 we have Russia, crazy aggressive terrorist dictatorship with nucs, as our neighbour. How come they have fallen to RuSSism? How was it possible the world didn't see it? How is it possible that EVEN NOW MOST OF WESTERN COMPANIES HAVE NOT LEFT RUSSIAN MARKET? Democratic states /2

We heard how much @Bundeskanzler cares about Russian dissidents. But have you heard German government had recently lifted all previous COVID restrictions for Russian tourists? And introduced facilitated schemes to attract Russian skilled labor immigrants (IT etc.)? - a thread:/1 Since 11 June 2022, Germany lifted all COVID travel restrictions for Russians: germania.diplo.de/ru-ru/service/… - previously Germany was demanding vaccine certificates and not recognizing Sputnik, so in practice it means Russians were restricted before 11 June but not now any more./2