German Panzer IV-D tanks on the road to Kerch in Crimea in May 1942, amid Hitler’s invasion of Russia during the Second World War (Photo: Roger Viollet via Getty)Įurope’s biggest economy has made countless billions selling washing machines and BMWs to Russia. However, German guilt is not the only reason for its reluctance to arm Ukraine to the teeth it might not even be the real reason. It’s unclear how this would prevent a repeat of the current, grisly conflict. It and the other key EU powe, France, which is always keen to have a controlling say in continental affairs, have talked of the need for a new security architecture to accommodate Russia’s concerns – and a return to how things were before February 2022. This is the sort of reaction Germany is keen to avoid. On Wednesday, the Kremlin’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova declared that Berlin’s decision to supply tanks was part of a “pre-planned war” against Moscow. While the Kremlin’s fiercest critics in Poland, London and the Baltic states believe Russia must be defeated in Ukraine and its Vladimir Putin punished for war crimes, it has been suggested that lingering guilt over Germany’s roles in World War II has reduced Berlin’s appetite for giving Kyiv the offensive weapons it needs to expel the Russian invaders.Īfter the German government announced it was sending its advanced Leopard 2 tanks to aid Ukraine, Russian rhetoric was quick in coming.
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