Diplomats, politicians and historians warn of Putin's victory in Ukraine. Sönke Neitzel even sees the danger of a larger war.
BERLIN — At the end of the war's second year, former German ambassador to Russia Rudiger von Fritsch urgently warns of far-reaching consequences if Russia wins Ukraine. “This paves the way for the continuation of Vladimir Putin's neo-imperialist policy of violence,” von Fritsch said. General of Augsburg. A Russian victory in the Ukraine war “would not only mean the end of a free, independent Ukraine,” but Putin's overall goal would be self-determination and independence from the West.
It is therefore essential that Ukraine be put in a strong position before peace talks take place, von Fritsch demanded. Putin's goal is not only to coerce Ukraine, but to keep “we, dependent.” However, the diplomat said this does not preclude preparing a peace process that emphasizes mutual security guarantees, as was the case in the 1970s and 80s.
Ex-SiKo boss Ischinger: West must switch from “passive to active”
Wolfgang Ischinger, a former head of the Munich Security Conference, criticized the passive approach of Kiev's Western allies towards Moscow, given the current worst wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine since the start of the war. News for Russian President Vladimir Putin is that Taurus cruise missiles will be delivered to Ukraine “next day” if further strikes against Ukrainian civilian targets, Ischinger X suggested earlier on Twitter. He demanded that the West move into a “state of inaction”.
Putin “wants to replace the European peace order with strong law,” warned Ralf Fuchs, a Green Party politician and co-founder of the Center for Liberal Modernity. He also asked for more support for the country occupied by Russia.
Strack-Zimmerman Requests Taurus Cruise Missiles for Ukraine – Olaf Scholes Denies
It also called for more military aid to Ukraine FDP-Conservation politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman. “Support is on the agenda and that includes the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles,” he demanded in newspapers. Funke Media Group. “It would be remiss not to continue to support Ukraine in all we can,” Strack-Zimmerman warned. However, other European countries should also participate.
Principal Olaf Scholes (SPD) has so far refused to deliver Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. The Taurus has a range of more than 500 kilometers and would make it easier for Kiev to attack weapons depots and supply lines on Russian territory.
Military historian Neitzel “cannot rule out the possibility that German soldiers had to fight to defend NATO territory.”
German military historian Sönke Neitzel argues that NATO territory is directly threatened by Russian imperialism. Putin “wants to reverse NATO's eastward expansion and restore empire,” Nietzsche warned. Spiegel. Germany and other NATO countries must prepare militarily for this.
“Lithuania's army only has about 15,000 men and women, and it doesn't have a single battle tank,” Nietzsche pointed out. So the Bundeswehr would soon have to go to war against Russian troops. “We cannot rule out that in a few years German soldiers will have to fight to defend NATO territory,” the historian warned. Plans are underway to station a 5,000-strong Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania by 2027. Nietzsche said that European NATO countries can no longer fully rely on the security power of the United States.
At least 39 people were killed and more than 100 wounded on Friday in one of the most violent waves of Russian attacks on Ukraine since the start of the war, according to Ukrainian reports. Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping centers and residential buildings were also hit. (afp/kb)
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