I'm not sure why your expectations are so far out of line with what the situation actually calls for...

Give him the benefit of the doubt, and just say "bad news sources".

You are correct (again) about Germany, and NATO. They aren't at war. But they are supplying Ukraine. Plus, several other European nations (and some non-European ones) buy Leopards (actually, Leopard II...they upgraded). I'm sure Rheinmetall has a backlog of orders from other governments, not just Germany.

Fortunately, they are unlikely to need much hardware for themselves. Putin's war has drained their boneyards (satellite evidence shows they've been emptying equipment yards from as far back was WWII), sapped their military, and their people aren't likely to be content too much longer. War-time economies suck, and getting your sons/husbands back in body bags also sucks. Putin would be making the same mistake Hitler did (Barbarossa) if he opened another conflict so soon after Ukraine.

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