> What is the political element in Germany that makes these very public walk away from Microsoft viable?

Russia is waging war on Europe. America is increasingly aligned with Russia:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvd01g2kwwo

When the US government has become erratic, unreliable, untrustworthy, and aligned with your enemies then it's necessarily time to de-risk your infrastructure and supply chains by removing America products and services from them.

It's the same reason you don't want Chinese equipment in your telecommunications infrastructure. You can't trust what the Chinese government will do to it or with it.

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einpoklum a day ago | parent [-]

> Russia is waging war on Europe.

No. NATO is engaged in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine.

> America is increasingly aligned with Russia

Sure, and that's why they provide Russia with weapons and sanction Ukraine and Europe, right?

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sergeykish a day ago | parent | next [-]

"Poland provoked occupation by Germany" (1939)? Germany "liberated Czechoslovakia Germans" by occupation and annexation (1938)? How occupation and annexation of neighbors ended for WW2 Germany (1938-1945)?

In 2014 Moscow invaded Ukraine, occupied Crimea, Donetsk, Luhanks. In 2022 Moscow invaded again. No NATO forces in Ukraine. No Moscow forces on NATO members territory. Trump officials unable to answer who started war, you blame NATO, both you and Trump aligned with Moscow.

	▲	Ylpertnodi 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> No Moscow forces on NATO members territory. But russian plane incursions (regularly) happen, and also drones fall on nato territories.

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breve 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> NATO is engaged in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine.

No. The war can end tomorrow. All Russia needs to do is get out of Ukraine. No more Russians need to die.

Why doesn't Russia simply do that?