The German foreign minister said Wednesday that the German government will support Ukraine’s war “as long as they need us” and regardless of public opinion on the matter.
Speaking at the Forum 2000 conference in Prague, the Green Party’s Annalena Burbock, Foreign Minister in Olaf Scholz’s “traffic light” coalition government, said that Germany would strongly support the struggle of Ukraine, which has had many years of sanctions against Russia if necessary. . . .
“We support Ukraine as long as they need us,” he said, adding that this promise to the Ukrainian people must be kept “whatever my German voters think”.
The Green Party politician said that if the public didn’t like the direction the government was taking, they could voice their dissatisfaction at the next election.
“Yes, everybody wants us to stop the war tomorrow, but if it doesn’t, I’ll be there in two years,” said Burbock, adding that European sanctions packages against Russia should be designed to do this. work. long years.
“We are facing a winter where politicians will struggle, people will go out on the streets and say, ‘We can’t pay our energy prices,’ and I’ll say, ‘Yes, I know, so we’re helping you.’
The German people have already paid a heavy price for their government’s confrontation with Russia, largely due to poor planning under Angela Merkel when the European Union’s economic power became dependent on Russian gas and failed to seek green alternatives. to fulfill expectations.
As a result, electricity prices in Germany rose 1,000% year-on-year from around 85 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) to 850 euros last week. Along with the rise in energy prices, the country is facing an inflationary spiral that has greatly affected the cost of living for ordinary citizens.
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In August, inflation in Germany as a whole reached 7.9%, its highest level in nearly 70 years. Some individual sectors were hit harder, such as food prices, where inflation rose from 12% in June to 16.6% in August.
Worse still, contrary to Baerbock’s alleged support for “social measures” to ease the suffering of the Germans, the government this week lifted a three-month fuel discount, causing gas station prices to rise 48 percent in some places a few days ago.
The economic crisis is likely to continue to worsen during the winter months as people’s demand for gas to heat their homes increases. In August, Helmut Schleweis, head of the German savings bank Sparkasse, warned that 60% of the population will have to live from paycheck to paycheck to meet their basic needs, or they will be forced to eat from their savings. .
Despite his pessimistic outlook, Barbock is not alone among European leaders who urge their citizens to sacrifice themselves for Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron said last month that the public should get used to the “end of wealth” idea, and outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was “absolutely important” for Britons to see higher electricity bills and taxes. . . Money sent to Ukraine to defeat “Vladimir Putin’s brutality”.
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