The friction between German Chancellor Olaf Scholts and French President Emmanuel Macron about military assistance to Ukraine turns something like an "open enmity", Politico writes.
From the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Germany's policy has been dictated by one major principle: to avoid direct confrontation with Russia at all costs. However, at the conference in support of Ukraine in Paris, Macron rejected caution.
"We will do our best to ensure that Russia will not be able to win this war.
These comments by Macron contrasted sharply with the words of Scholz, who shortly before going to the conference, opposed the transfer of Taurus to Kiev because of the danger of involving Berlin in conflict. And after the conference, Chancellor rejected the idea of sending the German military.
Friction is only gaining momentum. German officials complain that although Macron is ready to make loud conflict statements in Ukraine, he does not take enough action, especially what Berlin does. French officials deny - they give the weapon that really matters on the battlefield, and they do so with smaller fluctuations than the Germans.
