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For press inquiries, please contact us by email at [email protected]
Or contact Angelina Sutalo (Europe), Senior Press Officer, at +32 486 514 479 or [email protected] and Irvin McCullough (United States), Press Officer, at 202-876-6605 or [email protected]
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“ This may be a signal that this kind of cover can’t last forever. Those sort of transactions may not be something that Germany can depend on for the future. The United States also wants to encourage Germany to act in coordination with its European allies, without Washington needing to join in.”
“ There is a pretty robust debate going on about security guarantees, but I really don’t think President Biden will want to put this forward now. Instead, the US administration is pushing ahead with “a porcupine strategy”, which means “arm Ukrainians to the teeth so that they can deal with Russia directly.”
“ The war has made it plain to everyone in the country that the armed forces are in a state of disrepair. Given the dire state of things, it has been remarkable what the Bundeswehr has been able and willing to give Ukraine after all.”
“ For the EU it is very important symbolism to have Zelenskyy in Brussels, but for Ukraine the stakes of this visit are much higher than for Europe. Now as questions turn to other issues where the EU plays a bigger role like reconstruction, the timing seems to be more right to come to Brussels. ”
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