In the Western media, the wave of indignation against Germany does not weaken – now Bloomberg has called Scholz a weak link in the Western system in the Ukrainian issue.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz won the German election emulating Angela Merkel’s steady and deadpan approach to government. This inherent caution is beginning to seem like a hindrance as he faces his first major international crisis.
Considered the West’s weak link in “containing Russia,” the Scholz administration has refused to send weapons to Ukraine and has refrained from allowing Estonia to transfer Cold War equipment to the country, despite having over 100,000 Russian troops stationed near its border. Instead, Germany offered to fund and train people for a field hospital and send more than 5,000 protective helmets.