>I hadn't suggested that they had. It was an example that many countries
>could have the charge of being able to do more but hadn't. Germany isn't
>unique in this regard.
I don't recall any other country declaring that they will not send any more equipment to Ukraine, which is where we started. Enlighten me.
>It's not 'dreamt' up it's a statement of fact.
More maintenance and support may be a fact but "Perhaps they are in poor state and are mainly unserviceable, awaiting spares. Its quite possible." is conjecture to try and justify Germany's statement. I call it as I see it.
>Simpler and quicker to get the equipment into service.
As I asked previously, why not both if Ukraine are saying they need it?
>I think there's more to it than that. They are a key player in terms of
>the EU now, where the Ukrainians can push them the others will follow.
The Ukranians have singled them out because they don't trust Germany. Where Ukraine is concerned Germany has always cosied up to Russia.
Read this to get a gist of what a Ukranian journalist thinks of Germany's actions.
www.unian.net/war/oruzhie-dlya-ukrainy-usilenie-vsu-kak-garantii-bezopasnosti-dlya-ukrainy-i-mira-novosti-vtorzheniya-rossii-na-ukrainu-11794248.html
BTW. The fasttrack EU membership paperwork was completed and returned by Ukraine last week. It took them about a week.
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