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Kremlin attacks traffic lights because of "anti-Russian hysteria"

2022-06-23T08:07:30.606Z


Kremlin attacks traffic lights because of "anti-Russian hysteria" Created: 06/23/2022, 09:58 am By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi Finance Minister Lindner warns on ZDF of a "worrying situation" and several years of shortages. Germany's self-propelled howitzers have arrived in Ukraine. The news ticker. Lindner warns Germany : "worrying situation" due to severe economic crisis. Scholz on arms deliveries :


Kremlin attacks traffic lights because of "anti-Russian hysteria"

Created: 06/23/2022, 09:58 am

By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi

Finance Minister Lindner warns on ZDF of a "worrying situation" and several years of shortages.

Germany's self-propelled howitzers have arrived in Ukraine.

The news ticker.

  • Lindner

    warns

    Germany

    : "worrying situation" due to severe economic crisis.

  • Scholz

    on

    arms deliveries

    :

    The Chancellor calls the deliveries "far-reaching, but correct".

  • Weapons

    for

    Ukraine

    :

    The Panzerhaubitzen 2000 promised by Germany have arrived in the Ukraine.

  • This 

    news ticker on German reactions to the Russia-Ukraine war

     is continuously updated.

Update from June 21, 3:45 p.m

.: The tone between Moscow and Berlin intensifies.

The Russian government accused the traffic light coalition on Wednesday of fomenting "anti-Russian hysteria".

German government members would say this “almost every day”.

An “anti-Russian propaganda campaign” is currently being carried out in Germany

Berlin is endangering "decades of efforts by Russia and Germany to overcome post-war enmity."

In the dispute over Lithuania's restrictions on freight traffic to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, Berlin, for its part, warned Moscow of "measures that violate international law".

Weapons for Ukraine: Lambrecht confirms deliveries of howitzers

Update from June 21, 2:15 p.m

.: According to Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD), Germany and the Netherlands have now handed over all 12 planned models of the Panzerhaubitze 2000 to Ukraine.

Seven of the weapon systems were handed over from Germany and five from the Netherlands, Lambrecht said on Wednesday during a survey in the Bundestag.

Now you can fight with it.

"It's an important sign, because that's exactly what Ukraine needs now to successfully continue this courageous fight," said Lambrecht.

Other systems would follow.

"The next thing in preparation is the Mars II multiple rocket launcher system. Training on it will be able to begin in June and once this training has taken place, delivery to Ukraine will also be possible." Like Great Britain, Germany will deliver three of the weapon systems, the USA four systems .

When asked exactly when the Bundeswehr would receive replacements for weapons that had been handed over, the minister did not give any precise details.

Lindner warns Germans of serious economic crisis: "worrying situation"

Update from June 21, 7:01 a.m

.: Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) promises the citizens of Germany a long phase of deprivation in view of rising prices as a result of the Ukraine war.

"My concern is that we could have a very worrying situation in a few weeks and months," said Lindner on Tuesday evening on ZDF's "heute journal".

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Finance Minister Christian Lindner warns of a possible economic crisis.

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"It's about three to four, maybe five years of scarcity.

And we have to find an answer for that.” He added: “There is a risk of a very serious economic crisis due to the sharp rise in energy prices, due to supply chain problems, and also due to inflation.” The primary goal must now be to stop inflation .

"Not only because of the economy, but because many people also worry about being able to pay for life."

With a view to Russian gas supplies and the Kremlin boss, Lindner said: "No, Putin does not have us in his hands, we are the designers of our destiny." Germany can diversify its energy supply, close other supply chains and act freely.

In particular, he sees an extension of the lifetime of nuclear power plants as a possible solution.

Scholz on arms deliveries: "far-reaching, but right"

Update from June 21, 8:38 p.m .:

Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the decision for German arms deliveries to Ukraine as far-reaching but correct.

"It is now necessary," said Scholz on Tuesday evening at the traditional asparagus drive of the Seeheimer Kreis of the SPD parliamentary group.

This was the unanimous opinion in the SPD parliamentary group and is supported by the citizens.

Almost four months after the start of the war, the first heavy weapons arrived in the Ukraine from Germany in the form of seven 2000 self-propelled howitzers.

It is the most modern artillery piece of the Bundeswehr.

Scholz said Russia must end the war and Ukraine must stand in freedom.

"Everything we do is aimed at that." The decision to deliver weapons to such a country was far-reaching.

"Nevertheless, it was right to decide now and in this situation."

Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).

© IMAGO/Bernd Elmenthaler

Energy supply: Habeck attests to Putin's "economic attack" on Germany

Update from June 21, 6:32 p.m .:

Economics Minister Robert Habeck has described the throttling of Russian gas supplies through the Nord Stream Baltic Sea pipeline as an “attack” by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Green politician spoke of a new dimension on Tuesday at Industry Day.

The reduction in gas supplies by Nord Stream is an "economic attack on us".

Putin uses energy as a weapon.

In doing so, he wants to trigger a debate in Europe and in Germany about fear, for example of material losses, in order to ultimately trigger a debate as to whether Putin should not be allowed in Ukraine.

According to Habeck, the war against Ukraine is an attack on individual freedom.

Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) at the Day of German Industry.

© Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

Merz demands enforcement of Scholz's EU accession candidate status

Update from June 21, 6:08 p.m .:

The Union faction leader Friedrich Merz asked Chancellor Olaf Scholz to send clear messages about the necessary reform of the European Union in his government statement in the Bundestag this Wednesday.

"This European Union is currently not capable of absorbing other member states," said the CDU chairman on Tuesday before a parliamentary group meeting in Berlin.

Against the background of the debate about the status of an EU accession candidate for Ukraine, however, he explained that the Union expects Scholz to enforce the candidate status for Ukraine and Moldova at the EU summit on Thursday and Friday in Brussels.

Weapons deliveries: German tank howitzer arrived in Ukraine in 2000

Update from June 21, 3:03 p.m .:

According to Ukrainian information, the Panzerhaubitze 2000 promised by Germany is now in the possession of the local military.

It was "finally part of the 155mm howitzer arsenal of Ukrainian artillery," Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

The weapon is now being used by Ukrainian artillerymen to "bring heat to the battlefield".

He thanked Secretary of Defense Christine Lambrecht "for all the efforts" to support Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk confirmed to the German Press Agency that the guns had arrived in Ukraine.

With the Panzerhaubitze 2000, Germany delivered a heavy weapon system to Ukraine for the first time.

At the beginning of May, Lambrecht had announced the sale of seven units from Bundeswehr stocks.

The Netherlands should provide five more examples of howitzers mounted on a tank chassis.

On Tuesday (June 21), the German government published for the first time on its website a list of all weapons that have been and are to be delivered to Ukraine.

A Panzerhaubitze 2000 of the Bundeswehr drives on a training ground.

Scholz had announced that the Bundeswehr would be upgraded as a result of the Russian attack on Ukraine.

© Philipp Schulze/dpa

Because of the Ukraine war: SPD leader Klingbeil wants Germany to become militarily stronger

Update from June 21, 12:10 p.m .:

SPD leader Lars Klingbeil has called for a reorientation of German foreign and security policy in view of the Ukraine war.

Germany must give up decades of restraint and become militarily strong, said Klingbeil on Monday (June 20).

In the competition for international relations, Europe must also become “the most attractive center in the world”.

Germany must “have the right to be a leading power.”

The turning point triggered by the Ukraine war will have an impact on politics "for the next 20 years," said Klingbeil in a keynote speech at an event hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the West felt “too sure” that a state and social model would prevail.

And "a war between states in Europe seemed unimaginable."

The Ukraine war on February 24 changed that.

The West must now ask itself "what we can do better now, with a view to the future".

Strengthening the Bundeswehr is important for Germany, said Klingbeil.

Because peace policy also means "regarding military force as a legitimate political means", even if it has to remain "the last resort".

Klingbeil admitted that Germany had "made mistakes" in dealing with its Eastern and Central European partners and had not correctly interpreted the signals from Russia after the annexation of Crimea in 2014 at the latest.

"If we hear from the Baltic states or Poland that they are afraid that they could be Russia's next targets, then we have to take it seriously."

Lambrecht calls for European defense capability even without NATO

Update from June 21, 12:05 p.m .:

Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) has called for an independent European defense capability, if necessary even without NATO, in view of the Ukraine war.

It is true that Europe has "a very reliable partner" in the current US government, said Lambrecht.

However, the years under former US President Donald Trump have shown that this can change and “how fragile” the military alliance can become.

It could be "dangerous" to "rely solely on the fact that NATO will always stand up for us with the great protective power America," said Lambrecht at an event organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

The Europeans must therefore also “think beyond NATO”.

"We have to be able to deter ourselves, we have to be able to do it."

Update from June 21, 11:22 a.m .:

In view of the Ukraine war, the foreign policy spokesman for the Union faction in the Bundestag, Jürgen Hardt (CDU), called for more economic and military pressure on Russia.

On the other hand, talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin currently make no sense, Hardt told NDR Info on Tuesday.

He opposed Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), who still thinks such talks make sense.

Rather, the aim must be to increase the pressure on Putin to such an extent that Putin wonders whether continuing the war in Ukraine does not pose a greater risk for him than the willingness to engage in concrete negotiations, Hardt said.

"I think that's the most realistic perspective with a view to containing this conflict," emphasized the CDU politician.

So far, Putin is still counting on the attack on Ukraine being successful and the sanctions against Russia being lifted or weakened.

Ukraine is still waiting: Scholz' tank plan threatens to collapse - Slovakia rejects the deal

Update from June 21, 9 a.m.:

German Leopard tanks for Slovakia, Slovakian T-72 main battle tanks for Ukraine: This is what the ring exchange should look like, on which the federal government agreed two months ago.

But as is now known, there are again problems with German arms deliveries in the Ukraine war.

Germany apparently offers too few tanks, reports

Business Insider

.

Germany had proposed 15 Leopard 2A4 tanks for 30 T-72 tanks.

Slovakia finds this too little and rejected the deal.

A Defense Ministry spokeswoman told

Business Insider

: "Slovakia has 30 T-72 tanks.

Therefore 15 Leopard main battle tanks cannot be a solution for us as we need 30 main battle tanks for a tank battalion.”

According to the spokeswoman, negotiations are still ongoing, but it remains questionable whether and when there will be an agreement.

Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) had previously stated that the exchange of rings with NATO partners, who could give older Soviet-designed weapons to Ukraine and get replacements from Germany, was “on the right track”.

News about the Ukraine war from Germany: According to Scholz, Putin is aiming for the dissolution of NATO and the EU

Update from June 20, 7:12 p.m.:

“Putin is apparently afraid that the spark of democracy could fly to Russia,” writes Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on the Ukraine war on Twitter.

That is why for years he has been pursuing a policy aimed at dissolving NATO and the EU.

He wants to go back to a policy of zones of influence.

"But he won't be able to do that," Scholz continued.

Update from June 20, 2:25 p.m .:

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Ukraine war: Baerbock on the EU debate - "Must use historic moment"

"It is now important not to proceed according to scheme F, but to use this historic moment and make it clear to Ukraine with regard to its perspective: You belong in the middle of the European Union," said the Green politician, according to the German Press Agency on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

The challenges and tasks for the accession process are "incredibly great", but nobody wants to look back in a few years and say: "How could we not use this course?".

Baerbock also supported the EU Commission's proposal to nominate Ukraine's small neighbor Moldova as an EU accession candidate.

"We have to see what situation Moldova is in these times," she said.

The government not only does everything to live European values ​​in its own country, but also supports Ukraine, which has been attacked by Russia.

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News about the Ukraine war from Germany: Baerbock wants majority decisions in the EU

With a view to possible EU expansion, Baerbock spoke out in favor of adapting decision-making processes in the community.

"It is now not just about putting more chairs in the European circle, but we have to strengthen the European Union together," said the Green politician.

In perspective, this means that majority decisions must also be reached in foreign and security policy so that in the years and decades to come we have the strength we need to defend European values.

(bb with dpa)

Source: merkur

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