German Chancellor Olaf Scholz revealed the inside story of the British team's use of "Storm Shadow" cruise missiles in Ukraine to support the Ukrainian army when he refused to provide "Taurus" cruise missiles to Ukraine! This is no small matter! Scholz's words not only plunged Britain and Germany into a heavy whirlpool of criticism, but also gave Russia the best! What the hell is going on?!
Elwood, the former chairman of the Defence Committee of the British House of Commons, was even more indignant, directly accusing Scholz's behavior as a blatant abuse of intelligence and deliberately diverting attention from Germany's refusal to aid Ukraine! And Rotgen, a senior member of the German Bundestag, said bluntly that Scholz's remarks are completely irresponsible!
But what is the truth? Scholz's revelations may be just the tip of the iceberg! The actions of Western military personnel in Ukraine are no longer a mystery, but they have not been directly confronted as Russia promotes! What exactly is the role of active duty military personnel from countries such as the United Kingdom in Ukraine? In addition to training the Ukrainian army, it also includes intelligence support, strategic and tactical formulation, etc.! There are even reports that Admiral Tony Radakin, Chief of the British Defense Staff, personally assisted the Ukrainian army in formulating a strategic plan to destroy the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy!
Scholz's refusal to provide Ukraine with "Taurus" missiles is just worried that the Ukrainian military will attack Russian territory with Germany? This reason is too pale! And what is NATO's attitude? The recent tendency seems to be to allow Ukraine to use the West ** to strike at important facilities on Russian territory! Finland even announced that Ukraine could strike at Russian territory with ** produced in Finland! Is this going to war?
And an important link is the Crimean bridge! The reason why Scholz insisted so much may be that he was worried that Ukraine would use the "Taurus" missile to attack the Crimean bridge, triggering an overreaction from Moscow! But the reality is that the importance of the Crimean bridge is declining! Russia still has not completely repaired the Crimean bridge, forcing the Russian army to use landing ships and ferries to transport **ammunition!
Why is Scholz doing this? Perhaps, he simply represented the will of the majority of Germans! A poll shows that only 25% of Germans believe that Ukraine will win the war, and 40% of Germans do not! And in the eastern and western regions, there are even serious differences!
The refusal of the German Chancellor, perhaps, is to avoid the defeat of Ukraine and, by extension, to avoid further deterioration of relations with Moscow! After all, Germany has already lost about 200 billion euros in this war!
Behind all this, there is a complex international political game and a huge intertwining of interests! Scholz's words may only be a small role in this scene, but the ending of the story is unpredictable!
And more details are gradually emerging! ** on the network ** shows that Russia ** is building a new railway line capable of bypassing the Crimean bridge and directly providing logistical supplies to the Russian army fighting in southern Ukraine! This new railway line will connect with the Berdyansk-Tokmak railway line, further weakening the strategic position of the Crimean bridge!
As events unfolded, a poll by Isop revealed the attitude of Germans towards the war in Ukraine! Only 25% of Germans believe that Ukraine will win the war, 40% say they do not believe it, and another 35% have difficulty giving an answer! This result shows the divisions and uncertainties of German society!
At the same time, Germany is vigorously providing military aid to Ukraine, but this does not mean that the Germans generally believe that Ukraine can win! On the contrary, too much military aid could lead to a further deterioration of German-Russian relations, a weight that the Germans could not bear!
In this international situation full of unknowns and challenges, Scholz's decision may only be a compromise between Germany's pursuit of national interests and public opinion. However, no one can predict the direction of the future, we can only wait and see!