UA POV: With the majority of the votes, the German parlament has rejected the deliveries of Taurus missiles and Patriot systems to Ukraine

https://ua.news/en/world/bundestag-ne-pidtrimav-peredachu-ukrayini-raket-taurus-ta-posilennia-dopomogi

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DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 26d (1 reply)

Russia is saber rattling at Poland. Probably for this very reason, and Germany fell for it.

Russia is on their back foot, I think Europe would do well to go all-in supporting Ukraine and enforcing sanctions and end the war that way.

lithiumground@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 26d

Yes, that is true. European politicians act too cowardly against russia

jagermo@feddit.org · 10 pts · 26d

To be honest, the Taurus for me has a Wunderwaffe vibe. "oh no, it's like, super powerful, we can't hand it off, because it is so complex and powerful,but also super strong, I swear."

It probably doesn't even work

BigShammy80@feddit.org · 7 pts · 26d (1 reply)

At the same time, representatives of the governing CDU/CSU and SPD parliamentary groups did not support the draft

Off course...

Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 26d

SPD betrailing the workers and common people since 1890

CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 26d

Oh no, an opposition's proposition was rejected, how shocking, that has never happened before! (/s)

Sarcasm asides, this is not really as scandalous or surprising or anything as the article frames it. A proposition initiated by opposition parties don't often get accepted. Best case the proposition gets altered more or less and is reinitiated by a governing party, and that is generally so, this is no exception.