Sanctions hurt EU more than Vladimir Putin, says senior German politician

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Germany should discuss sanctions on Moscow, a member of Friedrich Merz Central Right Christian Democrats, claiming that punitive measures hurt Europe than Vladimir Putin.

CDU Prime Minister Michael Kerschmer has become a number of politicians of a number of politicians in Europe, which should have swimmer the idea of ​​resuming ties with Russia. UkraineA number

Katershmer noted that the allegations of leaders in Germany and Europe on maintaining punitive measures against Moscow are “completely outdated and do not fit what they do right now.”

He told the German DPA press agency.

Catershe, whose Saxony province is for the FAR and broadcast parties accused of storing sympathy for Putin, added. “But it doesn’t happen.”

Kretschmer, who is also a long-running opponent of Ukraine’s arms delivery, is the last among two figures Merz:The center’s right CDU and Central Left Social Democrats will travel to the public in recent weeks with calls to resume economic or energy ties with Russia.

It caused a problem for Menus. Who is everyone, but it will be a German next channel, as well as for its potential coalition partners in SPD, when he tries to put himself as a strong partner for Ukraine and Europe.

The German Green Party, which strongly supports Kiev, called on Sunday on Sunday to click on the “Putin’s friends” on Sunday.

The leader of the party’s parliamentary party Britain said that he was surprised by Kretchmer’s words and called the CDU leader to revive Germany’s “Moscow’s connection between German businesses, finance and politics.”

The relations were embodied by the former SPD Chancellor Gerhard Shlier, who was a close friend of Putin, who was the chairman of the Board of the Russian Oil Company of Rosneft. Invasion of UkraineSome of the number of CDU numbers have long been provided with lawyers of economic ties with Russia and skeptics of Kiev’s military support.

“Friedrich Merz and the CDU leadership can no longer ask Bat and finally take a clear position on the Renaissance of Moscow’s connection,” Helmanen said. “Time to be silent in the question is over.”

A number of politicians of two largest parties in the two largest parties in Germany have publicly supported the idea of ​​restoring economic ties with Moscow in recent weeks.

CDU MP Thomas Beiß answered reports – including Financial Times on the possible resurrection of 2 Nord Stream gas pipeline, writing LinkedIn Post by praising “How are our American friends?”

He added:

Political scientist Ydu political scientist Jan Hinish, which is leading to leading energy coalition, “if fair and safe peace is found, we need to talk about buying Russian gas again.”

High-ranking SPD members also appealed to the idea, including Diety Woide, the Prime Minister of the German Permanent German State. He called on the normalization of German trade relations with Russia after the peace treaty, including in raw materials, saying: “I really believe that in general, economic relations can contribute to the improvement of relations between Europe and Russia.”