My favorite German foreign policy podcast is at it again! Check out #BerlinsideOut on distorted perceptions of the German economy... Very relevant in the context of EU elections.

Here's the whole thing (recorded in a Canadian hotel room, forgive the poor aesthetics)

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For Czech President Petr Pavel, spearheading the project to organize the purchase of 1,000,000 rounds of NATO artillery for Ukraine is probably just another day at the office, but for the people of Ukraine, it's the world.

Děkujeme pane prezidente!

Petr Pavel

No doubt this is true. But we seem to have an identical problem chez Twitter.

Serebryanskyi forest in the southwest of Luhansk Oblast before and after Russia's full-scale invasion.

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Wow, Thank you Mr Stoltenberg! European and Transatlantic allies must put maximum pressure on Germany. China is an enemy.

Ukrainian soldiers blast the Star Spangled Banner over loudspeaker toward the Russian side.

Like sunlight to vampires or kryptonite to superman, the music of a free people surely provokes the savages.

'If we say that 🇺🇦Ukraine is a condition for our security,that what is at stake in 🇺🇦is not just the country's territorial integrity but the security of Europeans,do we have any limits? No'-President Macron.'
Thank you President Macron. Time for all 'self-imposed'limits to end

Instead of a thousand words.

May God bless these hands.

Donetsk region.

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'Scholz is grossly unfit to be Chancellor.'
T/Y Michael MacKay Agreed. He has been ignoring his duty to both the German people & their full support for 🇺🇦. If he will not release the Taurus, which is critical, then he must be replaced.

🚨VoteVets Senior Advisor GEN (Ret.) Wes Clark delivers a chilling alert on national security risks. He exposes the emergence of an authoritarian axis and emphasizes the critical imperative for swift action to counter threats and safeguard our political system.

Taking 🇺🇦to big German companies like dm. Yes, they can play a useful and important role: help fostering our own resilience and offer job opportunities for 🇺🇦talents. AND: help pressing our government to change strategy towards 🇷🇺 I did my best to make your case, 🇺🇦🤩

To German Chancellor Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz ...........
A while back you said 🇩🇪 would not send your valuable Taurus Missiles to 🇺🇦 untill the 🇺🇲 committed to sending our long range ATACMS, well guess what ! They are there & in action. Time for you to step up to the plate and honor your…

Worth reminding that the russian defence industry heavily relies on Western-made components. Their flow is so successful and uninterrupted that russia manages to produce weapons not only for killing us but also replenish the stocks for future wars

Giving Ukraine Atacms is a decent strong response to North Korea and Iran supplying ballistic missiles to russia. Giving Taurus would make it even firmer and better

100% YES:
Scholz’ failure to commit to Ukraine’s victory is accurately reflected in government policy on supply in weapons to Ukraine.
This is not however in Germany’s interest or that of its Allies.
It damages both European Security & Germany’s reputation

Exactly:

All allies have to pile the pressure on Scholz, publicly, for #Taurus - and to commit to the goal of Ukraine’s victory.

The outcome of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will have enormous repercussions in Europe and around the world. We need to do whatever is necessary to ensure that this illegal war is a strategic defeat for Vladimir Putin.
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Andrew Michta is exactly right: it is high time we allow the Ukrainians to go for targets inside the Russian Federation with all of the weapons we supply to them.
It is a military necessity, whereas the restrictions put them at an undue and damaging military disadvantage.