Within Germany's government, the more restrained Social Democrats are facing increasing pressure from their coalition partners – the Greens and Free Democrats (FDP). And Lithuania and Poland, which share borders with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea coast, could "smother" them "in a week." Most Western analysts tend to agree with the US general. In the same interview, Zorn warned of Russian attacks on the Baltic States or Finland.īen Hodges, a former commander of US forces in Europe, who lives in Germany, described Zorn's statements as a "stunningly poor analysis of Russian capabilities." He said that Finland alone could crush Russian forces in their current state. "I am cautious about using such terms," he said, referring to the Ukrainian army's counteroffensive which had been praised by the US and UK. Ukraine's army has recaptured territory in the east and southeast of the countryīut in mid-September, the Bundeswehr's inspector-general, Eberhard Zorn, Germany's highest-ranking soldier, downplayed Ukraine's military success in the northeast of the country in an interview with the weekly Focus news magazine.
The pressure on Germany to supply more heavy weapons to Ukraine has grown steadily. That is why Ukraine is looking for so much help with battle tanks and armored personnel carriers," Nico Lange, an analyst at the Munich Security Conference and expert on eastern Europe told DW. "Ukraine currently lacks the equipment to successfully carry out counterattacks, especially in the vast, spacious grassland region. After Kyiv's most recent military successes in the country's northeast, the war is entering a new phase. Ukraine has been calling for Western tanks to use in its fight against the Russian attackers for months. These would offer frontline Ukrainian soldiers protection from Russian fire. In a surprise announcement, the German Defense Ministry said in mid-September that it would deliver 50 armored Dingo transport vehicles to Ukraine. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Impact of developments on the battlefield What weapons is the West sending to Ukraine?
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