🇩🇪 German defense contractor Taurus Systems said on Jan. 20 that it could build up its Taurus cruise missile production very quickly, even if Germany sent some to Ukraine.
The company effectively denied a statement made earlier by Johannes Arlt, an expert at Germany's Social Democratic Party.
He claimed that Germany's defense industry would struggle to replenish its needed stockpiles if it sent the missiles to Ukraine.
https://news.yahoo.com/defense-firm-denies-german-politicians-195331917.html
@rvps2001 So shortsighted. We need European leadership, and we need it from Germany.
@martinvermeer
I think it's best to look elsewhere then 😅
Germany has been attempting to weather this conflic well since 2015 and it only turned into catastrophe since then. I'm Russian and to me German political establishment looks like this: some support Russia outright, others don't — but they are all talk. Probably not far from truth — Russia corrupts anything it touches and considering former tight economic connections a lot of German politicians might be compromized.
@martinvermeer
Don't get me wrong though, I do realize that a lot of help comes from Germany and I think Ukrainians do appreciate it, but in terms of leadership: making decisions and delivering on them — nah, Germany doesn't look cut out for it, Poland an UK show a lot more resolve, but I'm not sure Poland is up to it and UK has a lot of problems on their own and they aren't a part of EU anymore.
@martinvermeer
Even in Latvia not all is well as it turns out: https://theins.ru/en/politics/268694
We can only imagine what could be happening in Germany, where Russia is generally in much greater favour 😩
@rvps2001
@martinvermeer
Germany's AfD: https://theins.ru/en/politics/268805
Not too surprising really, but it's nice to see some facts at last.
@m0xee @rvps2001 If only Estonia was as big as Germany...