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Craftsmen demand from Scholz the end of the Russia sanctions: "Do you want to sacrifice your country?"

2022-08-19T10:42:26.157Z


Craftsmen demand from Scholz the end of the Russia sanctions: "Do you want to sacrifice your country?" Created: 08/19/2022, 12:34 p.m By: Patricia Huber The Halle District Crafts Union calls on Chancellor Scholz to end the sanctions against Russia. They warn of the "dying of Germany". Berlin/Halle - The political handling of the Ukraine war is increasingly causing critical voices in Germany. B


Craftsmen demand from Scholz the end of the Russia sanctions: "Do you want to sacrifice your country?"

Created: 08/19/2022, 12:34 p.m

By: Patricia Huber

The Halle District Crafts Union calls on Chancellor Scholz to end the sanctions against Russia.

They warn of the "dying of Germany".

Berlin/Halle - The political handling of the Ukraine war is increasingly causing critical voices in Germany.

Because the sanctions against Russia do not only affect the country itself. German companies and private households are also feeling the consequences of the penalties against Vladimir Putin.

The rising prices in particular are causing resentment.

The inflation rate is high - food and energy are becoming more and more expensive.

"It's not our war": Craftsmen call on Scholz to act

Therefore, the Halle-Saalekreis district trade association in Saxony-Anhalt has now asked Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to stop all sanctions against Russia.

In an open letter that was available to the

editorial network Germany (RND)

, the craftsmen also called for negotiations to end the war against Ukraine.

“We as craftsmen know from many conversations with our customers that the vast majority is not willing to sacrifice their hard-earned standard of living for Ukraine.

It's not our war either!", it says, and: "Do you want to be the chancellor who drove Germany to ruin.

Do you really want to sacrifice your country?”

The district craftsman criticized Russia's attack on Ukraine as a serious crime and "a clear violation of Article 2 of the UN Charter".

However, they are "worried about the future of our children and grandchildren, worried about the continued existence of our businesses, worried about our country".

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In addition, one cannot speak of a flawless, democratic state in Ukraine.

The craftsmen refer to a publication by Transparency International, in which the country took 122nd place in corruption in 2021 - no other European country did worse.

"And you want to put Germany at risk for that?" criticize the 16 signatories from all guilds.

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If prices continue to rise, the “average earner” will soon no longer be able to pay for his living.

Then even normal, necessary manual work would become unaffordable, which in turn would lead to layoffs and the closure of companies.

At the end of the letter it says: "We are not talking about a degree or two less room temperature or whether swimming pools have to lower their water temperature.

We're talking about Germany's death here!

Many people in our country recognize that, why don't you?” At the same time, the craftsmen urgently appeal to the Chancellor to change his course.

"In the interests of our homeland."

(ph/dpa)

Source: merkur

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