Editorial: Last week’s decision not to commit western tanks against Russia will be seen in Moscow as proof of European weakness
Last week’s decision not to commit western tanks against Russia will be seen in Moscow as proof of European weakness
German defence minister Boris Pistorius delivers a statement to the press at the US Air Base, Ramstein, Germany, 20 January 2023.German defence minister Boris Pistorius delivers a statement to the press at the US Air Base, Ramstein, Germany, 20 January 2023.s Sherlock Holmes once pointed out, something that does not happen can be as significant as something that does.
Germany nevertheless hesitated to commit tanks itself or to allow allies with German tanks to do so. It did this for many reasons, each individually understandable but which cumulatively underestimate the larger reality of Russian aggression. The worries include American caution, German history, reluctance to be Europe’s military leader, divisions in German
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