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February 7, 2022
“ There has to be a visible sign of commitment to the alliance. That’s what other allies are doing: The Spanish, the Baltic countries, the Poles, the Brits — everyone has offered something to strengthen deterrence on the eastern flank.”
“ Of course, the US side knows that the German government is still new in office and still has to find its own line, but nevertheless one hopes in Washington that Germany would act a little more decisively alongside its NATO allies.”
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“ Germany is perceived - in this major Putin crisis - as the weakest link in the chain of NATO countries.”
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