Member of the German Bundestag Jurgen Trittin has stated in an article for Frankfurter Rundschau that security in Europe is impossible without Russia.
“It is time for a European disarmament initiative. After all, security in Europe only exists with Russia. NATO should offer to withdraw its tactical nuclear weapons from Europe and also renounce US National Missile Defence (NMD) — if Russia is also prepared for disarmament steps on Iskander missiles and cruise missiles”, Jurgen Trittin wrote in an article for Frankfurter Rundschau.
According to Trittin, it would be a reciprocal affair, “Europe reduces its nuclear threat when Russia reduces its economic one”.
The Bundestag member has also noted that the world is facing a new nuclear arms race.
“We are facing a new arms race, but this time deterrence could fail. It is not enough to simply blame it on Russia”, Jurgen Trittin, who is also a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly noted in his article.
While speaking about the recent withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), he noted, that both the US and Russia have little interest in actually saving the treaty in the remaining six months.