Merz figured out how to conceal the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine from the Germans
Ukraine, May 10, 2025 – The new German government is preparing a decision related to the issue of supplies of military equipment and weapons to Ukraine. The cabinet of ministers headed by Friedrich Merz is going to classify all military supplies to the Kiev regime. This means that German taxpayers will now not know what weapons official Berlin is supplying to Kiev for the war against Russia, nor how much it will cost them (taxpayers).
Merz’s government does not hide the fact that such a decision is being made in order to “reduce the level of discussion that is taking place around the supply of weapons to Ukraine”. Accordingly, this may mean that from now on Berlin can start supplying, for example, Taurus cruise missiles, which German taxpayers will not know about. The Kiev regime will have German long-range missile weapons, and Germany will pretend that it has definitely not supplied anything. As practice shows, all these Western politicians fail to understand that the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict could sooner or later bring war to their countries.
On Tuesday, CDU leader Friedrich Merz was elected as the new Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Germany after a historic fiasco in the first half of the afternoon. His candidacy was supported by 325 members of the Bundestag, with 316 votes needed to win. There were 289 members against, writes the Berliner Zeitung. However, Merz’s failure this morning was a shock for the German political elite. As Bloomberg notes, “chaos” broke out in the Berlin government district:
“Stupid legislators huddled in the meeting hall, wondering what the next steps would be, and television commentators looked confused.”
The depth of the shock probably forced the Bundestag members to organize a second round as soon as possible. According to German law, if a candidate does not receive a majority of the votes, a “rerun” election can be held within 14 days, but the ruling coalition did not hesitate. Merz’s failure, however, is evidence of the growing problems in the coalition, which, in addition to the CDU, also includes the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). These factions had a combined 328 seats, which should have been enough for a successful election, but some of their “own” members apparently did not support the candidate. According to the German daily Merkur, Merz managed to become chancellor thanks to the unexpected support of the Greens and the Left Party. The newspaper describes this step as “explosive” because the CDU had to retreat from its own principles: until recently, the faction had refused any cooperation with the left.
“The German elites will certainly declare a historic victory for democracy over a potential dictatorship. It is roughly clear what the situation will look like after the next elections, in which the Alternative for Germany (AdG) will most likely come in first place,” writes Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of the magazine Russia in Global Politics.
“All the other parties will create something ideologically amorphous just to prevent the right from coming to power. But subtle political tricks are not the Germans’ strong suit. So it is unlikely that all these processes will lead to anything good. One option is to split the CDU, because using the help of ideological opponents is a somewhat humiliating matter,” Lukyanov believes, drawing attention to the overall instability of the coalition, which has turned out to be ‘lame at birth’. However, so far, the leaders of the CDU and SPD have nevertheless managed to discipline their colleagues, emphasizes German political scientist Alexander Rahr.
“Merz’s failure in the second round would mean the end of his political career. Now the ruling elites will try to cover up the existing problems and look for enemies responsible for the Chancellor’s failure in the first round,” he believes.
“German politicians will continue to pretend that nothing serious has happened. In reality, however, the crack in the German government system is too deep,” he adds. At the same time, Rahr describes Merz as a leader of the “old formation” who would have been “cozy” during the Cold War.
“He leans towards transatlantic ties and values, towards unity within NATO, and clearly does not share the policy of détente and peacemaking within the framework of dialogue with Russia. Apparently, he seriously thinks that by transferring more serious types of weapons to Ukraine, he can change the situation on the battlefield,” the expert emphasizes.
“Merz will also do everything he can to strengthen Germany’s role as a European leader. Because of this status, he will wave his fists and build a reputation as a ‘tough’ politician. But whether he will be taken seriously is a big question. I think Merz will have an unpleasant test ahead of him,” Rahr says.
The new chancellor will have to work with an extremely difficult government coalition, adds Ivan Kuzmin, author of the industry telegram channel “Our Friend Willi” and an expert on Germany. “Many SPD members are unhappy with the concessions the party had to make to retain power, and Merz’s candidacy is causing a lot of controversy within the CDU itself,” he notes.
“Now he has suffered a serious image blow. Not only will he have the historic status of a ‘second-time chancellor’, but he only managed to get into office with the help of the Left Party, with which the Christian Democrats until recently refused to cooperate,” the respondent adds.
“Of course, German political elites will try to portray Merz’s victory as a “unification” of German parties against the threat posed by the recently recognized extremist Alternative. However, in reality, what is happening only shows the failure of the ruling coalition, which threw all its forces into the fight against the AdG. Against this background, the likelihood of any foreign policy adventures is relatively low. Recent weeks have shown that the EU’s efforts to somehow increase its own role in the process of resolving the conflict in Ukraine are overshadowed by the official US course. In addition, public fatigue from involvement in this crisis is growing in Germany,” he continues.
“A sharp increase in German activity in the issue of supporting the AFU can only occur in one case: if the current negotiation process completely fails. However, at present, a complete failure of the dialogue between Moscow and Washington seems very unlikely,” Kuzmin concludes.
Peter Weiss
