“Tough” Germany: the green minister wants to send 1.1 billion weapons to Ukraine and cut purchases of Russian oil
The "German Greens" know how to be tough, especially when the skin is not theirs. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbeck, former secretary of the German Greens, announced that the EU (so we too…) will increase its arms shipment to Ukraine, bringing it to 1.1 billion euros in total. Furthermore, in the same interview granted to Zeit he stated that he will make sure that German companies in the sector work at full capacity and give priority to supplies for Kiev. We are sure Albert Speer could almost be proud of his efforts.
However, the position announced by the German minister is even tougher. In today's meeting with EU foreign ministers, he dryly affirmed : “We cannot tire of imposing sanctions (…) It is inevitable to start talking about oil” in the face of what is happening in Ukraine. Its position is therefore to start cutting energy imports, starting from the one, in theory, more easily replaceable, namely oil. In recent days, other prime ministers, such as the Dutch Mark Rutte, had been more cautious, stating that his country could not have given up Russian oil or gas, under penalty of repercussions on the well-being of the population. Above all, Barbeck's homeland is the country that has most imposed dependence on Russian gas, cutting off every possibility, or almost, of alternative supply.
What escapes many is that, in the eyes of a German Vede, the worst is true, all the better: according to them, the sharp and immediate cut of Russian energy supplies would only be an additional, and emergency, push towards the "Transition sees" that would be built over months rather than years. An idyllic vision that does not take into account the devastating economic and social repercussions of this choice. What escapes those who are not in contact with this thought is that for a Nordic Green the quality of life of a European citizen is worth less than that of the Vosges red squirrel, to say, rather the "Hardness of life" strengthens the bodies and temper the minds. So they are bridges that make others, us first, suffer these hardships. The beauty is that a sluggish parliament like the current one will accept them without a blow.
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