Just yesterday, German Defense Minister Rambrecht made a sudden visit to the city of Odessa in southern Ukraine and met with the Ukrainian defense minister, promising to provide the country with an IRIS-T air defense system.

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Just yesterday, German Defense Minister Rambrecht visited Odessa City in southern Ukraine and met with the Ukrainian Defense Minister, promising to provide the country with IRIS-T air defense system.

German Defense Minister Rambrecht

It is reported that the air defense system is expensive, and the price of a single set is around 150 million euros . Generally speaking, air defense systems include radar systems, control systems, and strike systems. A modern radar alone can reach tens of millions, and it is normal for an missile, , to hundreds of thousands. But if Ukraine uses drones to attack Russia, it will feel like anti-aircraft gun is hitting mosquitoes.

Iris-T air defense system

We know that the initial German military aid to Ukraine was quite cautious. After the war began at the beginning of the year, only military helmets, this non-lethal weapon was provided to Ukraine. Netizens call it the battlefield "Band-Aid", which is quite vivid.

So why should Germany increase its military aid to Ukraine now?

In late last month, Ukrainian President Zelensky said in an interview with German Biography video: "The UK has given us a lot, and the United States has given us a lot, and there is no need to compare it with other countries. On the contrary, you (Germany) need to set an example for other countries by providing tank . Germany is the most powerful economy in Europe, so it can also set a good example." At present, Americans have published a detailed list of aid to Ukraine!

Ukrainian President Zelensky

But German Chancellor Scholz responded to this, Germany is not preparing to deliver tanks to Kiev because the tanks are offensive weapons, which will lead to escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO .

Germany is based on the guiding ideology of not providing offensive weapons to Ukraine. In the absence of aiding tanks, it is not allowed to express it due to comparative pressure from the United States and the United Kingdom, or internal pressure from NATO. In addition, Ukraine repeatedly demanded, it decided to provide an expensive IRIS-T air defense system. Although the system is expensive, it is a non-offensive weapon after all.

German Chancellor Scholz

Germany is relatively safe to do this. First, it can explain it to NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries; second, it can explain it to Ukraine; third, it can explain it to Russia.

As Zelensky said, Germany is the most powerful economy in Europe, so spending some money is not a problem. The key is to maintain relationships in all aspects, including relations with Russia. The destruction of the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline is now a big blow to Germany. Whether or not it can survive the winter is also a major test for Germany. If the pipeline can be repaired in time, Germany should still have demands on Russia when necessary.

Ukrainian battlefield

Based on the above factors, it is quite safe for Germany to assist Ukraine in the IRIS-T air defense system.

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