As a young Marxist student, Olaf Scholz declared himself a conscientious objector and was allowed to work in a nursing home instead of performing his military service. Now, as Germany’s moderate Social Democratic chancellor, he opposes Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, but is reluctant to give Kyiv full retaliation. The likely result is that when the dust settles, Germany will be considered one of the losers in the war.
Scholz’s leadership was marked by dragging his feet at crucial moments in the Russian invasion. Round-the-clock artillery shelling equalizes eastern Ukraine. However, Germany only supplies weapons when it is under maximum pressure. It is trying to circumvent the most effective energy sanctions against Moscow. Scholz continues to think that a
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