Baerbock on sanctions: Russia can no longer wage wars of aggression

Farewell on obstacles
Russia can no longer wage wars of aggression

According to Foreign Minister Fairbanks, after Ukraine, Putin could target the Baltic states or Moldova as well. She also protects the sending of heavy weapons.

According to Foreign Minister Annalena Barbach, Western sanctions are also aimed at weakening Russia’s economy so that it can not start another war. “I do not want Russia to repeat the war of aggression in violation of international law,” the Green Party politician told the ARD on Sunday evening.

“Through sanctions, we ensure that further military action in other regions by Russian forces alone is not possible in the next few years,” he added. Because Russia has been so badly damaged by its war of aggression and Western sanctions that the country will not be able to get back on its feet for “years”. President Vladimir Putin is thus decisively weakening his own country.

The integration of the West is very important because we cannot be sure what Russia will do next. Putin has not ruled out attacks on Moldova or the Baltic states. “If we accept it, it will be another call,” he said of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We can not say for sure what the next Russian action will be.”

“Responsibility for inaction”

That is why we are now investing in the security of our allies and standing together for peace. You owe it to your neighbor. Sanctions against Russia will not be lifted until Russia withdraws all its forces from Ukraine.

Berbakh supported the federal government’s decision to supply Ukraine with heavy weapons. “We are also responsible for the inaction,” he said. “If we have now decided that we will no longer supply arms, we will put more seats in Ukraine in the hands of the Russian president. (…) If we do nothing, that is the suffering of the Ukrainians, the worst.”

Baerbock praised previous governments for failing to lift EU sanctions imposed in 2014 on Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. The repeal would have been legal in retrospect of Russian action.

See also  ++ News of the Ukraine War ++ Poland intensifies criticism of Germany

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *