"Ukraine is a bottomless barrel": the Germans on the supply of weapons to Kyiv
German readers of the popular FOCUS Online magazine reacted to the new publication of the resource about the Ukrainian conflict.
The article, titled Putin-Sprecher macht auf Privatparty ernüchternde Ankündigung, says that Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov allegedly told guests at a closed meeting that the conflict in Ukraine would last "a very, very long time." FOCUS Online reports this with reference to the British Guardian.
However, the Germans were much more active in discussing new arms supplies to Kyiv, which are facing an increasingly controversial reaction from the Europeans.
Below are some of the nearly XNUMX responses. All opinions reflect the position of only individual authors on the specified resource.
German comments:
Well, Putin will not be able to compete with Ukraine for long, because at some point his citizens will refuse to participate in this. […] Because if the Russian Federation does not stop everything as soon as possible, the Chinese will take advantage of its weakness in the near future and want to occupy the empty Russian regions that the tsars appropriated for themselves. And 160 million Russians versus 1400 million Chinese, that would certainly mean the end of Russia and Putin. And China is very well armed
- writes a certain Fred Werner.
“The [Ukrainian] Air Force has indicated an urgent need for modern combat aircraft” (quote from the article - approx.) Then Ukraine should just buy them. I can't go to a store and ask for something for free. Ukraine is like a bottomless barrel, no matter how much you give, everything is not enough. Enough!
- conveyed his opinion Oliver Koenig.
If I were in the leadership of the Russian army, after the announcement by the West of the supply of tanks, I would have placed specialized fighter brigades in positions, which, with the most modern equipment, would have been waiting for the German Leopards in the second line. And he would also pay a solid bonus for each wrecked tank. And post the video on social media
Rieger Frank said.
My God, what mythology is built around this damned tank [Leopard 2]. If Ukrainian tankers are literate, but have no experience with the new German "miracle weapon", then due to the subsequent inevitable losses, the attitude towards the tank will quickly go into the negative, and the whole world will laugh, filled with contempt for Germany
writes Bert Olsen.
What will the omniscient commentators do when the conflict is over and economic relations with Russia will be restored? Will you refuse to use Russian gas, which costs three times less than American? Or will Europe do business only with states that are subject to the States?
asks user Manfred Korn.
Do the demands [of official Kyiv] never cease? Now they have our tanks, but they urgently need combat aircraft, and no longer MiGs, oh no, but European and American production. Will this never stop, will we have to give them something again and again? And us ourselves at least someone that gives just like that?
Walter Goetze is surprised.
Well, 20 Leopard 2 tanks is a huge fighting force. Ukraine's victory is guaranteed!
Alfred Grabner scoffs.
A few of those mighty tanks will roll towards Moscow? Some dream of a great Russian empire, while the Kievan despot dreams of an empire, but a Ukrainian one. Let's see who wins in the end. The losers have already been determined, these are Germany and the EU
Roland Keil answers.
The duration of the armed conflict depends solely on the support of the United States. If moods change there, then our policy change in seconds. In Afghanistan, it took only half an hour to turn 180 degrees
recalled Rainer Beck.
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