Chairman of Alternative for Germany party Jorg Meuthen says anti-russian sanctions are not an option
According to Meuthen, it is unlikely that the EU will change its policy towards Crimea in the near future. Despite the fact that foreign politicians do come to the peninsula, this does not mean that the situation is on the way to normalization, since the European Union continues to blame Russia for violations of the Minsk accords.
Similarly, the politician added that he is against NATO’s expansion into Ukraine and Georgia. The alliance must understand that Russia feels threatened if an alien military-political bloc is creeping towards its borders, he added.
On the topic of sanctions, Meuthen added that his faction in the German parliament has always opposed sanctions against Russia. The politician feels that his faction – the strongest opposition party in the German parliament – is actively working to increase pressure to lift sanctions and bolster commercial prosperity. However, the current establishment does not want to abandon its policy, despite the fact that it damages Germany’s welfare, and contradicts the economic interests of the country, he told the newspaper.