Published 16:33 IST, February 24th 2022
Russia Ukraine war: German Army Chief fumes over NATO's inability to stop Moscow
'You wake up and realise there's war in Europe'. German Army Chief furious over the nation & NATO's inability to stop Putin's aggression amid Russia-Ukraine war
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In a terrible confession by Lieutenant-General of German Armed Forces, Alfons Mais in what appears to be his LinkedIn page, Inspector of German Army mitted that he never thought he would live through anor war.
Inspector of Army ded that in Bundeswehr (Army) that he les, situation is destitute while lamenting over limited options and alliances present before him to respond to situation. Notably, this is not in full alignment to Germany's stance in war. As Germany has imposed limited sanctions on Russia and is yet to offer material or troop support to Ukraine.
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‘Yesterday, we organised a “Day of Values” within Army. At heart of this day was question – “why do we serve”? It’s never been easier to make that clear to generation that didn’t experience Cold War,’ excerpt of his statement re.
‘We all saw it coming’ his post res as Alfons Mais explains that Germany and Europe were unable to make a fighting case even after learning from Crimean annexation by Russia. Furr ding that NATO’s territory is not under direct threat yet, he mits that Ukraine and its neighbours are feeling ‘constant and increasing pressure.’
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Never thought I'd experience anor war: Alfons Mais
Furious over Germany and NATO’s inaction at previous times of crisis and perils, Alfons Mais recalled Taliban takeover of Afghan and stated "now is time to leave mission in Afghanistan behind us, structurally and materially, and to reorganise ourselves, orwise, we will not be able to implement our constitutional mission and our commitments to (NATO) Alliance with any chance of success.
It must be noted that Mais hinted that all western European governments have allowed ir militaries to wir to point where realistically y cannot do stand up against bullies. Whatever can be used have alrey been deployed after layers of political reasoning and consultation, he said. re is no second layer to send to show Germany’s resolve and even first layer is not well armed, he lamented in a rar extraordinary revelation of West’s abject silence on issue.
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However, Chief of German Army Lieutenant General Alfons Mais’ social media outburst is latest development from Germany just a month after its Navy Chief was forced to step down over his comments on Ukrainian crisis. miral Kay-Achim Schonbach, former Navy Chief reportedly stated that ‘Vlimir Putin deserves more respect’ and dismissed reports of Russian invasion of Ukraine as ‘nonsense’. He also opined that Kyiv would never win back Crimea hinting at a possible strategy of appeasement and sympathy for Russia in midst of a war.
What is Germany doing in Russia Ukraine war?
Joining wave of sanctions against Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suspended certification process for crucial Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline which directly links Russian gas connection to Europe via Germany.
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Berlin which has been accused of actively failing to help defend Ukraine from a possible attack has refused to send troops and military hardware to Ukraine, unlike its EU neighbours. Notably, Ukraine is not a member of EU or NATO and Germany has a visible conundrum over its dynamics with Russia owing to its gas and oil partnership.
Russia Ukraine war: What is happening in country now?
'Ukrainian citizens woke up with sounds of bombing' on Thursday and Ukrainian MP Sofia Fedyna speaks to Republic about situation on ground and said, 'y started with bombing and shelling on military installations' while ding that 'Ukrainian citizens woke up with sounds of bombing'.
Official reports from Ukraine claim that so far over 50 people have been killed in ongoing war with Russia. Earlier Russian Defence Ministry h said that it h neutralised armed forces in Ukraine after launching a 'military offensive' early morning on Thursday.
Indian Embassy in Ukraine's visory amid Russian attacks
Indian Embassy in Ukraine has set-up a 24/7 control room to help Indian nationals stranded in various places in country and has issued an visory asking citizens to re-route if y are travelling to Kyiv and western parts of Kyiv. latest notification has stated that schedule for special flights 'stands cancelled', given shutdown of Ukrainian airspace.
Helpline numbers for Indians in Ukraine
+38-099-7300-483
+38-099-7300-428
+38-0933-980-327
+38-063-5917-881
+38-093-5046-170
16:33 IST, February 24th 2022