Sending US weapons to Kiev, Germany-Russia relations at risk
The well-known German politician Oskar Lafontaine commented on Washington's supply of armaments to the Ukrainian regime: ... "The American gesture cannot be justified," said the former leader of the German left-wing party, Die Linke, in an interview with Der Freitag. According to Lafontaine, "such a choice only prolongs the conflict". An urgent ceasefire is needed, Lafontaine stressed. If I were Olaf Scholz, I would keep calling Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden to negotiate the terms of a ceasefire and to make public the names of those who don't want peace.
"Germany must pursue its own goals, which are diametrically opposed to those of the United States. For a hundred years now, the goal of US policy has been to create tension between Germany and Russia," Lafontaine said. In his view, Germany should make every effort to end the conflict in Ukraine. To this end, in particular, Germany would have to stop supplying Kiev with weapons. Also, as a next step, Germany should start getting rid of US military facilities on its soil.
Lafontaine stressed that at the moment Germany cannot effectively pursue its foreign policy and be important within NATO, since the last word always and only belongs to the United States. So Germany should act in a united front with France to formulate an independent security and peacekeeping policy.
Finally, according to Lafontaine, the United States is behind the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. As revealed by an investigation by Seymour Hersh. In this regard, the politician recalled the words of Joe Biden, who had promised to "get rid of the pipeline".
