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“Weimar Triangle” leaders are expected to gather in berlin on March 15 and discuss supporting Ukraine and exchange views on the matter, which, as their latest claims show, differ.
That’s according to POLITICO.
Macron and Scholz will hold a bilateral meeting first which, presumably, should demonstrate unity between Paris and Berlin after they shared an exchange of rather different and competitive statements about further actions of allies to help Ukraine resist Russian aggression.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will join them the same day, turning the meeting into the first meeting of the Weimar Triangle format since he became a prime minister in December 2023.
Poland agreed with Macron’s statements on the potential presence of allied troops in Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski noting that “a coalition of UN member states to stop aggression here is not unthinkable” at a conference, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Poland’s membership in NATO.
Scholz has been criticised both by German and foreign officials for while he keeps abstaining from sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine while the question gets brought up again and again with different variations of the delivery, including the exchange of long-range missiles between Germany and the UK. Being very concerned about Russia’s reaction to Ukraine obtaining long-range missiles from Germany, Scholz also rejected Macron’s idea, saying “there will be no ground troops from European states or NATO.”
At the same time, France is not even close to Germany in terms of military aid for Ukraine, with €640 million compared to Germany’s contribution of €17.7 billion. And yet, Emmanuel Macron seemed to talk to Scholz when he said “Europe clearly faces a moment when it will be necessary not to be cowards”.
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