Germany refuses to share its Taurus missiles with the Ukrainian resistance. Because?

While Vladimir Putin alive, Russia will be a danger to Europe. And we already know that we cannot count on the United States to stop it in Ukraine. Republicans are blocking weapons and money from being sent to the resistance, and Donald Trump He is leading the polls for the November elections. So now we Europeans depend on ourselves.

The problem is that we have entrusted our security for decades to the Americans, and filling the arsenals and building a military industry from so low takes a lot of time and a lot of money. The first is scarce and the second will require sacrifices, and above all, that we become psyched up. Take the test with your friends and family. How many are truly aware that Russia is at war against us?

Let’s say that this situation has made Emmanuel Macron speed up the machinery. He recently opened the debate about sending instructors and troops to Ukraine to prevent the advance of the Russians, not only there. Many Europeans reacted with horror. Especially the Germans. And Macron didn’t like that too much.

The problem is that Germany takes it for granted, but only half-heartedly. Their contributions to the defense of Ukraine are proportionally much higher than those of France. Berlin has allocated 0.6% of its GDP to this effort, in contrast to Paris’s 0.1%. But there is another difference between the two. The chancellor Olaf Scholz It is moving with the times and, contrary to the French and the British, it is not willing to deliver the long-range missiles that the Ukrainians crave.

Why don’t you do it? Don’t you believe, as you preach, that Ukraine is also fighting for the rest of Europe?

Many analysts explain that Taurus missiles can make a difference in Ukraine. Mainly because they can hit much farther distances than the missiles sent from London and Paris. To give you an idea, while the British Storm Shadows and the French Scalps have an official maximum range of 300 kilometers, the German Taurus can attack targets up to 500 kilometers away. And that is not its only advantage. They are missiles that are very difficult to track and block by enemy defenses.

But the Germans do not give in. They don’t want to. They do not even agree to the latest British offer. The minister David Cameron proposed to send its long-range missiles to Ukraine if in exchange it receives Taurus with which to compensate for the emptying of its warehouses. But Cameron conceded a no for response.

And why is all this happening? There is more than one possible explanation. Scholz is afraid. He is afraid that the Ukrainians will use them to destroy the strategic Kerch bridge, which links Crimea with Russia. Scholz is afraid of Russian threats, which they see as an escalation. And Scholz apparently does not want to have to send technicians into the field to show how it works.

But Scholz goes against what the majority of the country’s political leaders ask or suggest. The opposition urges him to send the Taurus tomorrow. And the coalition partners, both the Greens and the Liberals, are for the job. Why don’t you dare, then, to take the step forward?

Here another hypothesis is proposed. Scholz is a weak leader and may be getting carried away by the polls. A very recent report indicates that six out of ten Germans oppose sending Taurus to Ukraine. And we already know that with Scholz nothing should be taken for granted. Two years ago I only sent helmets and boots, and now we are talking about cruise missiles. But time is against Ukraine. Lack of ammunition. Artillery is missing. And the final tip would be if the commitment of its European allies also faltered.