Röttgen accuses Scholz hesitancy: Ukraine aid in danger?

Röttgen accuses Scholz hesitancy: Ukraine aid in danger?

In the past few weeks, the discussion about the Federal Government's Ukraine policy has been flown up again. CDU politician Norbert Röttgen has accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the military support of Ukraine does not decide enough. His main point of criticism is that Scholz is shaped by an "angrhetoric" that endangers both him and the general support for Ukraine. Röttgen expressed that the fear of a possible nuclear war was unfounded and a chancellor should not be guided by fear.

"The self -confident defense of Ukraine must be in the foreground. Otherwise, the conflict only runs further to escalate," said Röttgen in an interview with the Spiegel. According to his statements, it was more dangerous to leave Ukraine to itself as an actual military help. However, Scholz has signaled that he continues to strive for diplomatic efforts. This met with contradiction at Röttgen, which accused him of a "perpetrator-victim reversal" because he does not blame the Ukraine as an aggressor but Russia.

Scholz and diplomacy

One of the central questions in criticism concerns Scholz ’supposed willingness to talk to the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Rumors that Scholz had considered such a meeting were rejected by the Kremlin. The Chancellor also emphasizes that Germany will continue to deliver weapons to Ukraine to ensure that Putin does not speculate that the support of the international community would decrease.

parallel to these political discussions, a great demonstration of peace took place in Berlin under the motto "never again war". Here, thousands of participants called for the diplomatic effort to reinforce and protest against the stationing of US medium-sized routes. This position is supported by the AfD and the left.

criticism within the coalitioner partner

The criticism of Ukraine policy does not only come from the CDU. There are also different views within the traffic light coalition. Marcus Faber, the chairman of the Defense Committee (FDP), expressed that Scholz 'line was "an unbearable state". He sees the constant refusal of providing military support than a sign of weakness. The SPD politician Michael Roth demands that the Ukraine policy depend on the local conditions and not dependent on the political currents in the country.

The positions on this topic are of growing importance in view of the upcoming state elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg. A letter of some prime ministers demands more diplomatic initiative, which indicates that a significant part of the population in these countries wishes a change in Ukraine policy.

summarized the pressure on Scholz, both from the ranks of the CDU and from your own coalition partners. The ongoing discussion about the right strategy in dealing with Russia and the support for Ukraine is still intensively conducted and could have far -reaching effects on the political landscape in Germany.

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