A German lawmaker warns that Berlin\u2019s approach could send Moscow the wrong signal and leave Ukraine facing tougher conditions at the negotiating table.<\/p>\n
Roderich Kiesewetter, a CDU member of the Bundestag and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, believes that Germany\u2019s current position on possible negotiations with Russia does not contribute to ending the war. In his view, this approach creates new threats, as Moscow may perceive it as a signal for further escalation.<\/p>\n
In an interview, Kiesewetter stressed that Berlin should focus not only on finding a format for negotiations, but on providing practical support to Ukraine so that it can achieve victory and drive Russian troops from its territory.<\/p>\n
That is why we must help Ukraine achieve victory and speak about it \u2013 as Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, chair of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, said at the opening of Caf\u00e9 Kyiv: we must do everything possible to ensure that Ukraine can defeat Russia.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Roderich Kiesewetter<\/p>\n
Kiesewetter: Russia\u2019s defeat in Ukraine must be the goal<\/p>\n
According to the Bundestag member, Germany must clearly define Russia\u2019s defeat on Ukrainian territory as its political goal. At the same time, Roderich Kiesewetter said that he does not see such a course being implemented consistently in German policy.<\/p>\n
He criticized Berlin\u2019s desire to prioritize securing negotiations with Moscow. In the politician\u2019s view, the prerequisite for just solutions must be strengthening Ukraine, rather than allowing Russia to dictate its own terms.<\/p>\n
Germany is pleased when it sits at the negotiating table, but it is not pleased by the prospect of working for Ukraine\u2019s victory. We face a choice: do we want Ukraine to win? Or do we simply want to sit at the negotiating table with Russia, where Russia will dictate what happens next?<\/p>\n
\u2013 Roderich Kiesewetter<\/p>\n
Negotiations without pressure on Russia carry risks<\/p>\n
Kiesewetter is convinced that focusing on negotiations without applying sufficient pressure on Russia damages Germany\u2019s standing. He believes that such a policy could encourage the Kremlin to expand the war, counting on concessions from Ukraine\u2019s partners.<\/p>\n
The lawmaker also pointed to the discrepancy between statements of firm support for Ukraine and the actions of the German authorities. In his view, declarations are not enough unless they are accompanied by decisions that genuinely help Ukraine defend itself and win.<\/p>\n
The Federal Republic of Germany makes very strong declarative statements: we stand firmly with Ukraine. But in practice, we do not. And that is a very great disappointment.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Roderich Kiesewetter<\/p>\n
Roderich Kiesewetter described Germany as one of the key countries in supporting Ukraine, given its economic capabilities and political influence in the European Union. He also recalled Germany\u2019s historical responsibility for the deaths of millions of people in Ukraine during the Second World War.<\/p>\n
In the lawmaker\u2019s view, Germany must do more to ensure that Ukraine\u2019s future does not become another burden on the German conscience. He stressed that supporting Ukraine and countering Russian aggression must be not merely a declared position, but a practical political course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A German lawmaker warns that Berlin\u2019s approach could send Moscow the wrong signal and leave Ukraine facing tougher…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[99],"tags":[112,33738,64877,190,69375,38,69317,69376,69377],"class_list":["post-145521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-berlin","tag-berlin","tag-german-bundestag","tag-german-foreign-policy","tag-germany","tag-germany-ukraine-support","tag-news","tag-roderich-kiesewetter","tag-russia-negotiations","tag-ukraine-victory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/117091298691734322","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}