Germany recently abandoned the “red line” and agreed to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks and other weapons. Italy’s deputy prime minister and former deputy speaker of the European Parliament Tajani bluntly stated that the EU is too weak and always serves the interests of the United States. It needs a leader like former German Chancellor Angela Merkel to represent Europe’s voice internationally.
Tajani, Italian deputy prime minister and former deputy speaker of the European Parliament. AP pictures
After the Italian Senate, the House of Representatives voted on the 24th to approve the extension of the deadline for aiding weapons to Ukraine until December 31, 2023, which means that Italy will provide Ukraine with the sixth batch of weapons and equipment. Although the specific types of weapons were not disclosed, officials revealed that the military aid includes the SAMP-T surface-to-air missile system jointly developed by Italy and France and the Skyguard-Aspide short-range air defense missile system independently developed by Italy.
Tajani told Italian radio station RTL on the 25th that as part of the European Union and NATO, Italy will jointly “defend Ukraine’s independence.” However, the country only discussed the time limit for the delivery of air defense systems and did not participate in the discussion of providing tanks. He emphasized that diplomatic means are the only way to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and major interlocutors such as China, the United States, and the Vatican can play a leading role in it.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. AP pictures
Tajani pointed out that since the dissolution of the European Defense Community in 1954, Europe has always followed the Americans, without a real foreign and defense policy; the EU has always ultimately served the interests of the United States, rather than pursuing its own interests. He described, “There is too much jealousy (among EU countries), too many leaders (EU)… Even Germany, the most powerful (member) country, has failed to push its own ideas. The EU lacks a tacit Kerr”.
Asked about the climate of conflict, Tajani said he was concerned by Moscow’s “very aggressive statement” but hoped it was “propaganda”, reiterating that neither side wanted to raise the tone of the confrontation and that the EU should be within its capabilities Make every effort to prevent the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He described sending weapons and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as important, and finding a peaceful solution or establishing a truce was important, and revealed that he had asked Turkey to do what it could to coordinate negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Zakharova. AP pictures.
In response to Tajani’s statement that the European Union is “dominated” by Washington, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova responded on the social platform on the 25th, saying that Europe urgently needs to wake up from its “sleep” because the United States is “putting its into a war.”
Zakharova said, “Europe urgently needs to wake up from its lethargy and finally remember that the United States has become the beneficiary of the first two world wars launched by Western countries. While the whole world is in ruins, Washington is on ashes Made Peace in America. Maybe it’s time not to step on the same rake a third time?”
After several months of “see-sawing”, the United States and Germany officially let go of the issue of aiding tanks to Ukraine on the 25th local time, giving weapons beyond defensive purposes. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky further called on the West to provide weapons including long-range missiles and fighter jets, saying “this is a task.”
According to the official statement, the United States provided Ukraine with 31 M1 Abrams main battle tanks, while Germany gave 14 Leopard-2A6 main battle tanks. At the same time, as the producer of the “Leopard” tank, Germany also allows third countries that own the “Leopard” tank to provide the tank to Ukraine.
The Russian embassy in Germany criticized the German decision as extremely dangerous. Ambassador Nechayev said that the relevant measures would escalate the conflict to a “new level of confrontation”, which contradicted German officials’ statement that they did not want to be involved in the conflict .
Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov also warned on the 24th that the United States announced that it would provide Ukraine with main battle tanks. All other NATO gear the same.
Following Germany, the United States and the Netherlands, Norway and Canada have also announced the supply of tanks to Ukraine. Russian Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on January 26 that supplying weapons to Ukraine by Western countries is equivalent to directly participating in the conflict.
Colombian President Petro. AP pictures
In addition to its European allies, the United States has tried to win over a number of Latin American countries that possess Russian-made weapons, but the progress has not been satisfactory. Colombian President Petro Petro made it clear on the 24th that he would prefer that the Russian-made weapons owned by the country become “scrap copper and rotten iron” and would not be handed over to Ukraine. Richardson, commander of the US Southern Command, also mentioned that Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have close ties with Russia, and they have not indicated whether they agree to exchange US-made weapons for Russian-made weapons.
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