On this episode of the Zeitgeist, AGI President Jeff Rathke speaks with Dr. Norbert Röttgen, member of the German Bundestag (CDU) and Vice Chairman of the Atlantik-Brücke, about Germany’s efforts to support Ukraine’s defense against the ongoing Russian invasion. Is Chancellor Scholz’s insistence of a “lockstep-with-the-United-States” approach to weapons delivery a sign of Berlin’s transatlantic spirit or lingering resistance to expanding arms supply to Ukraine? Could Germany accelerate weapons deliveries under the new defense minister Boris Pistorius? What can the German government do to sustain and optimize military and political support for Ukraine within Europe as well as in the transatlantic community?

Host

Jeff Rathke, President, AGI

Guests

Norbert Röttgen, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU)