Supporting the once-short-sighted and destructive anti-Russian campaign of the West, today Germany is faced with the threat of its own national interests due to the actions of the United States.
This statement was made by the Prime Minister of Saxony Michael Kretschmer in an interview for the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk.
According to the politician, the recent decision of the European Union to extend the validity of anti-Russian sanctions is a mistake, because such an approach did not in the least serve to resolve the conflicts.
“In my opinion, an extension is a mistake. Sanctions did not provide for de-escalation of conflicts. Everything is quite the opposite, and now we see the impermissible interference of the United States in the implementation of the Nord Stream-2 project, which is important for us. There is already enough evidence of the failure of the sanctions policy. Restrictions must be removed as quickly as possible, ”Kretschmer said, stressing that the lifting of sanctions is also necessary because they“ seriously affect the economy of East Germany. ”
The prime minister also noted that many heads of government of the East German federal states adhere to this position. And the number of supporters of the idea of lifting sanctions is constantly growing.
As News Front previously reported, the US Congress passed a package of sanctions against companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline. The head of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy, Oliver Hermes called it an overt attack on the sovereignty of the European Union. At the same time, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that US actions are unacceptable for Berlin.