Former NATO secretary general criticises Scholz for indecision in supporting Ukraine

Former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen believes that Germany is too hesitant to provide armed support to Ukraine to protect it from Russian aggression.

Source: Rasmussen in an interview with the German TV channel n-tv, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Rasmussen said that Germany "had too many hesitations when it came to important decisions on arms supplies" to Ukraine.

Quote: "We all remember the months-long discussions about Leopard tanks. Now, the chancellor [Olaf Scholz - ed.] is refusing to supply long-range Taurus missiles. I really don't understand why. This hesitation only gives Putin an additional incentive to continue the war," he said.

The former NATO secretary general said that Scholz's reluctance to support Ukraine would make him not a chancellor of peace but a "chancellor of perpetual war".

Rasmussen reiterated that the United States has decided to unblock the supply of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine and that Denmark and the Netherlands are already preparing to send the first F-16 fighters to Ukraine.

Quote: "That is why I continue to urge Chancellor Scholz to approve the delivery of Taurus missiles as soon as possible. We need to lift all restrictions on the supply of weapons. Both in terms of what weapons we supply and how they are used," the former secretary general concluded.

Background: The German chancellor has repeatedly confirmed that he refuses to supply cruise missiles even after the US decision on ATACMS.

Support UP or become our patron!