“The German minister Christine Lambrecht showed herself from the wrong side, but she did not surprise,” said columnist Marek Formela in “Salon Dziennikarski”, referring to the speech of the German defense minister.
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Germany’s attitude
Let’s not forget that Defense Secretary Christine Lambrecht (SPD) summed up the past 2022 in a video posted to her Instagram on New Year’s Eve; she talked about the war in Ukraine, while rockets and fireworks were fired in the background, drowning out most of her speech. Lambrecht stated, among other things, that “War is raging in the middle of Europe” and immediately added that for her it was a time “full of special impressions” and “many, many encounters with interesting and wonderful people”.
In many cases we are dealing with German infantilism. When Putin gave a speech in Munich in 2007, German politicians said it was a call for discussion, not a pre-war ultimatum. The part of the Polish political scene associated with the opposition is infected, bitten by this thinking and cannot free itself from intellectual and emotional submission to such an assessment of Polish, Polish-Russian, Polish-Ukrainian affairs presented by Mrs. Lambrecht
– commented Marek Formela.
Marcin Wikło stressed that Lambrecht’s inclusion shows “how comically the ruling coalition in Germany is currently being built”.
This lady ended up there by accident, because a coalition partner got a stool – very important
Wiklo added.
Dr. Milena Kindziuk said that “Lambrecht is in line with German policy.”
Despite the fact that Germany underwent some reforms after the war, the spirit of Prussian arrogance is visible. This is also apparent from the response to the recovery memorandum in connection with the war in Ukraine. The victory of Ukraine and the humiliating defeat of Russia do not suit the Germans
– noted the publicist.
Patriots for Ukraine. Does the opposition apologize?
The conversation also covered the delivery of the Patriot system to Ukraine. Let us not forget that after a telephone conversation between US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the US and German governments announced in a joint statement from the White House that they would provide Ukraine with another batch of military aid. The United States will provide the Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and the Germans the Marder IFVs. As it was written, “Germany will join the United States and hand over another Patriot air defense battery.” According to the media, there are about 50 Bradleys and a maximum of 40 Marders. Earlier, France announced that it would provide Ukraine with AMX-10 RC – wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles armed with a 105 mm gun.
Earlier, the Polish government talked about the possibility of supplying patriots to Ukraine. On 20 November, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht offered to support Poland with Patriot systems and Eurofighter fighters from the Bundeswehr, which would strengthen the protection of Polish airspace. The proposal was related to the November 15 event when a rocket fell on Polish territory near the Polish-Ukrainian border in Przewodów during Russian rocket fire on Ukraine, killing two people. According to Polish authorities, it was most likely an accident caused by the collapse of a Ukrainian air defense missile.
On November 21, Deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, head of the Ministry of National Defense, said on Twitter that he was satisfied with the proposal of the German Defense Minister. He announced that he would propose placing the system on the border with Ukraine. Two days later he announced that he had asked the German side to transfer the batteries proposed to Poland to Ukraine. The following day, the German Defense Minister stated that the Patriots presented to Poland are part of NATO’s integrated air defense, which means they will be deployed on Alliance territory. In early December, Błaszczak reported that the German side agreed that the Bundeswehr’s Patriot systems would be connected to the Polish command system. The Polish government’s actions to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities were strongly criticized by opposition politicians. The guests of the “Journalist’s Salon” were asked whether now, when our eastern neighbor receives support, the opposition apologizes for its actions.
Marek Formela recalled how Donald Tusk, acting as prime minister, said that the anti-missile shield would weaken the Polish defense system.
It’s not like this thinking appeared in the PO environment yesterday, it’s a kind of intellectual genotype. I do not expect any reflection from the opposition. It digs into positions that are extremely dangerous for Poland. The case of the Patriots is a good example of the intellectual failure of this milieu
Formula commented.
Marcin Wikło is also convinced that the opposition will not apologise, explaining that the PO government’s defense policy was aimed at defending Poland’s western, not eastern, border.
The entire defense force was concentrated on the Oder, not the Bug, from where the potential threat would come. The war in Ukraine showed what kind of war it would be and what would happen to Poles, women and children. In the defense doctrine, Russia was not directly identified as an opponent, but only as a vague threat from the east. The opposition will not apologise. It is progressive infantilization, responsibility and seriousness in politics is the ability to admit a mistake
– noted Marcin Wikło.
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Source: wPolityce