Can Someone explain, Why is Germany acting like this?
what does germany want?
Our Kraut friends are afraid of pissing off Russia too much. Biden is sitting on the other side of the lake sucking on Russian oil hoses like its Putin's member. 2 major indian refiners are processing Russian oil to almost max capacity and all of it is going to the US.
Germany on the other hand is supposed to reduce energy dependence on Russian oil and of all things go nuclear. Germany like most of the west is in a tight spot economically. To deter Russians, it will need a massive spending spree money that is needed elsewhere. So Germany was holding out on sending Tanks which Moscow would see as a direct provocation.
Recent events however have made Germany think again. Ukraine is outgunned and bleeding men. Russia is systematically degrading Ukraine's forces on the static lines. The only way to break this logjam is to give Ukraine some capacity to break the lines and conduct mobile warfare. Hence the tanks.
US put a lot of pressure on Germany to give leopards. Common sense dictates Ukraine operate a single tank type. The cheapest option is the leopard. But most of Leopard 1s still around are in storage and will need a bit of work to fight again.
you need to sanction the buyer not the seller. isnt that how CAATSA works?
US will buy from India and sanction India. sounds logical.
US wont sanction Indian oil since its buying most of it.
India’s imports of Russian crude oil are at a record high in January: 1.7 million barrels per day.
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