Speaking to an interviewer from Russian state media channel Россия 1, Col. Gen. Mordvichev says the quiet part out loud regarding the broader goals of Russian policy: namely that the ambition of conquering Ukraine is only a stepping stone to attacking the rest of Eastern Europe, a course of action which he presents as a necessity (“we will have to attack”).
I would opine that statements like these, brazenly uttered to domestic mass media by a senior military figure, are indicative of the realities of Russian ambitions: to revive Russian imperial domination of Eastern Europe by force of arms.
I would absolutely love to see Germany go all in on helping Ukraine, Germany is the biggest economy in Europe, and would make a huge difference if they committed.
IDK how much they help compared to others, but I know it was a historic event that they gave any military help at all. Because they’ve held back all the years since WW2. So that’s quite an accomplishment for Putin on top of everything else, like expansion of NATO and increased military budgets in many NATO countries.
I think it seems like a pretty impressive list of help though.
https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/military-support-ukraine-2054992