On Germany and Ukraine ...

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German Chancellor Merz has faced disastrous election results in recent weeks. Why is he now in Ukraine giving Zelensky billions? Would helping Germans not be a more pressing concern?

Germany's foreign policy is not based on election results.

And although Germany is a democracy, that doesn't mean a chancellor has to put the current mood of the electorate before national security interests.

Germany is by far the biggest single-country contributor to support for Ukraine, with more than €100 billion provided in military and financial aid. Add to this another €30 billion that the country has spent on Ukrainian refugees living in Germany, and it's pretty obvious that spending so much taxpayers' money isn't popular with everyone.

Of course, the Russian government and its puppets in Germany are doing their best to exploit the situation. They're stirring up resentment towards Ukraine. The last regional election results, where pro-Russian parties gained a lot of votes, are proof that their tactics are working.

Doing the right thing: President Zelenskyy and Chancellor Merz in Kyiv yesterday. (Picture: The Office of the President of Ukraine)

However, it would be a big mistake if the German government were to cave in to these voices. Without Germany's help, and its role in pushing other countries to do more, Ukraine wouldn't survive for long.

The outcome would be a security situation for Germany and its Western allies that is dramatically worse than it is now. The ensuing instability would deepen the strain on Germany's economy and on the taxpayers as well.

Germany would also have to spend many times more than it gives to Ukraine now on national defense and refugees.

A stop in funding Ukraine may relieve the German taxpayer for a very short period of time, but the long-term consequences would be terrible.

In short: we gain nothing by not helping Ukraine, but we risk losing everything.

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