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Since the Russia invasion in February, Ukraine has been asking for more support from its allies and one country in particular coming under the spotlight is Germany. A furious debate has broken out there on whether the newly installed Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is truly engaged with the crisis -- with one article referring to his "notorious hesitation."

"The chancellor is the problem," says a critical Anton Hofreiter, a member of the Greens and chair of the European Affairs Committee in the German parliament, the Bundestag. "No matter which European countries I鈥檓 travelling in at the moment, I always encounter the question: Where is Germany?"

蜜芽传媒 Newsday heard from Jessica Berlin, a fellow at the German Marshall Fund.

"Imagine somebody's broken into your house and is attacking you with a knife, and your neighbour has a lovely knife collection. (But) instead of actually giving them to you to protect yourself - what Germany's basically doing - is saying: here's a stick and we'll send you money to buy knives."

(Pic: Carnival float depicts President Putin choking on Ukraine in anti-Russia demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, German; Credit: EPA)

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