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Germany’s Dereliction of Duty

Germany’s Dereliction of Duty

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler vor 4 Jahren

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This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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From the crisis in American democracy to the collapse of the Middle East’s petrochemical oligarchies, this is your guide to the dangers that mass media isn’t covering.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine lead to a seismic u-turn in Germany,
as Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a huge increase in military
spending. What are the implications for Europe? And as other
European nations reduce their need for Russian energy, why has
Berlin has been reluctant to follow suit? Annette Dittert, London
Bureau Chief for German broadcaster ARD, joins Arthur Snell to
discuss what Germany's military u-turn means for Europe, and why
Scholz is having difficulty stamping out Russian oil and gas. We're
putting out irregular war bulletins covering different aspects of
the Ukraine crisis. You can support our work on the crowdfunding
app Patreon: doomsdaywatch.co.uk Resources to help the Ukrainian
people can be found here: https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/
“Germany had thought of itself as a pacifist country, then
Scholz announced all of that will change.” “The German
Government is afraid of its own courage.” “Germany has a
massive dependency on Russian oil and gas, something Scholz
inherited from the past government.” “Even after helping
Ukraine on many levels, there is still reluctance from Scholz to
offer full-throated support.” “The worry about Russians
coming back into Berlin is still there.” “Germany has to get
its act together, it’s crucial for the security of Europe.”
“It’s in the interests of Germany, and every democratic
country, to stand up for Ukraine.” DOOMSDAY WATCH was written and
presented by Arthur Snell, and produced by Robin Leeburn with Jacob
Archbold. Theme tune and original music by Paul Hartnoll. Group
Editor: Andrew Harrison. DOOMSDAY WATCH is a Podmasters production.
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