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What Britain learnt from the Ukraine war & Germany's east-west election divide

2025/2/24
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James Rothwell
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Roland Oliphant
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Venetia Rainey
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Roland Oliphant: 我主持了本期节目《战争前线》，讨论了乌克兰战争以及德国大选的结果。 James Rothwell: 德国大选结果显示，基民盟获胜，但极右翼的德国另类选择党也获得了20%以上的选票，这反映了德国社会中长期存在的东部和西部之间的分裂。默尔茨的当选可能意味着德国在国防和安全政策上会有所转变，但他是否会兑现其关于增加国防开支和加强欧洲安全独立性的承诺还有待观察。德国另类选择党的崛起也值得关注，他们将努力成为德国政治中的主流政党。 Venetia Rainey: 我报道了在英国进行的代号为“互联灵活行动”的乌克兰士兵训练项目。该项目不仅训练了数万名乌克兰士兵，也让英国及其盟友军队学习了乌克兰士兵的作战经验，特别是在无人机作战和堑壕战方面。 Yevgen: 我是一名来自扎波罗热市的乌克兰士兵，在英国的训练中，我们学习了英国军队的战术，也向他们讲解了我们如何应对无人机。 Christian: 我是丹麦指挥官，我们从乌克兰士兵那里学习了无人机作战经验，并将这些经验应用于训练中。 Colonel Boardman: 我是英国陆军上校，负责“互联灵活行动”。该项目为英国军队提供了宝贵的实战经验，特别是关于无人机作战、化学武器和电子战方面的经验。 Lieutenant Colonel Erwin Clark: 我们在训练中注重培养乌克兰士兵的韧性，特别是心理韧性，以应对持久战。 Andri: 我是一名乌克兰士兵，我认为乌克兰应该在解决战争相关问题上拥有更多发言权。

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The German election results saw the CDU emerge victorious, with the far-right AFD gaining a strong second place. Friedrich Merz's plans may include reforming migration and seeking European security independence from the US, potentially impacting defense spending and the transatlantic relationship. The results reveal a significant East-West divide in German society.
  • CDU won about 30% of the vote, AFD over 20%
  • SPD's worst result in history
  • Merz aims for European security independence from the US
  • Concerns over defense spending due to debt break policy
  • East-West divide reflected in voting patterns

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Today marks three years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine began. As Europe prepares to boost its defence in preparation for a future possible war with Russia, we ask: what has the British army learned from the Ukraine war? To find out, Venetia Rainey went to visit one of the host camps for Operation Interflex, a mammoth operation that has seen the UK and 13 partner nations train up tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers since June 2022. 

Plus: James Rothwell brings us the election results from Germany and explains what Friedrich Merz's upcoming leadership means for European defense and what the East-West election divide reveals about German society today.

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