German politicians are difficult to keep events with the thesis days: At a week ago at the Munich Security Conference, a high-level annual annual, American vice-president JB, he cooperate To cooperate to treat it as Paria instead of Paria.
A few days later, the German government, along with every other European leader who exited the interaction between American and Russian negotiaters in Saudi Arabia.
The US representative has made it clear that Ukraine can neither expect the restorations of its 2014 boundaries nor for NATO membership – things that the German government considers a disqualified condition for peace, because it Against the Russian invasion, he swears to stand in favor of Ukraine in his five. ,
At her top, Trump demanded payment for American support for Ukraine as his natural resources – the song was to postpone the value of assistance. Finally, US President Donald Trump fully adopted the Russia’s approach and agenda, called Ukrainian President Volodimare Zelanceci a “dictator”, Ukraine immediately demanded to hold elections during the war, and even on the first Zelanceci Accused of starting a war at the place.
Berlin in shock
All this has shocked the German politician. Chancellor Olaf Sholaz told media outlet mirror Hair said, “On Wednesday: This is wrong and questioning President Zelansky’s Democratic validity is Dangus.” A new election for 2024 came to power through elections in 2019, but according to the Constitution of Ukraine, elections can be held only at the time of peace.
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habec accused Trump of removing the facts: “He is suddenly saying that Ukraine attacked Russia, almost unacceptable,” Habec told public broadcaster ARD.
“This is basically a classic criminal-evictim reversal, it is a Russian story,” said Conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Frederick Merz. , “And to be honest, I am somewhat surprised that Donald Trump has now clearly adopted the story,” Merz continued. He said that Germany and Europe are now facing “real paradigms in foreign and security policy”.
A committee is known as a trans-alanticist, Merz caught back to criticize Trump and called for a practical approach to the new administration in Washington. But even Merz is surprised to the extent of provocation.
“Berlin’s politicians are shocked and paralyzed,” said Hening Half, a political scientist at the German Council on foreign relations. Half said, “The fact is that the treaties suddenly did not make any launger for the US President and that he practices taking the opposite side in the case of Russia’s aggression war against Ukraine.” Half told DW. “But it is not unexpected in the case of Trump.”
Transatlantic Common Ground disappears
Within a few days, Trump and his government team are destroying all the common base between the US and Germany.
Both Scolz and President Joe Biden repeatedly expressed a desire to help Ukraine in their defensive struggle “as long as necessary.” There was no doubt about Russia’s only responsibility for the war or the democratic validity of Zelanceci.
The two leaders expressed a firm that Ukraine was not only defending themselves against Russian aggressive, but that it was defending Europe in a holistic manner. There was nothing to demand rare earth in exchange for missiles. Along with Trump, nothing is left from such basic transatlantic agreements.
Relying on themelves
European governments find wrongly wrong at the sheer pace of Trump’s actions. How can they react, how can Germany react?
Both Merz and Sholaz, who administer an oath to a new Chancellor – until it may take up to two months, if he wins the Sunday election – then said that he wants to maintain the support of Germany for Ukraine. . “We have to ensure our safety,” he told the public broadcaster ZDFEmphasizing that European states should stand together and be strong enough to determine potential attackers.
“It has now been imported that the European agrees very quickly, very quickly on a general strategy,” Merz told public broadcaster RBB, saying that Europe is instead of begging for a place on the conversation table The leverage has to be developed.
Hening Hoff agrees. “The next German government should work closely with its European colleagues to improve its ability to work as soon as possible and try to stop the ability gaps that retreat from Europe to retreat from Europe Is, “Hey said. “All this will be quite difficult, but at least we should stop standing in the way of ourselves and our European colleagues.”
Constant provocative from Washington led a synergy between the center-Rigt CDU of Merz and the center-leftist Social Democrats (SPD) of the Sholaz before the Sunday general election.
Their rhetoric has been reduced, as the leaders of both sides know that they may have to form an alliance. They agree that Germany needs to come up with a concrete strategy to deal with the US under Trump, which has managed to destroy the old trichotrantic certainty within a few days.
This article was original in German.
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