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Or contact the press officer directly:
Angelina Sutalo, Senior Press Officer, at +32 486 514 479 or [email protected].
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“ The failure for Germany to be in the mainstream risked triggering a wider debate about NATO cohesion and strategy. But, while it is easy to say it didn’t look good and they eventually took the right decision. ”
“ We are in this rinse, lather and repeat cycle, where there is great hesitation, allies pile in, they push, they cajole, they give their own equipment to try to push things along. And we wait, we wait, we wait.”
“ Scholz had a lot of pressure within his own party about getting dragged into the war. And then I guess there is also a genuine fear about what this would trigger on the part of Russia.”
“ This is a historically difficult moment for the Germans to be sending tanks back into that theater. Again, they feel stronger and more capable when the US is standing right beside them as they take that step.”
“ Germany came through at the last minute. But it was obvious that it was very skittish to put itself forward.”
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January 24, 2023
“ Germany is a team player. It wants to be in the mix, wants to help, but is somewhat reluctant to take the lead, even within Europe.”
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