![]() There are five courses of action that we must take:įirstly, we must support Ukraine in this desperate situation. ![]() That is why I say very clearly that we accept the challenge that now faces us – with clear-headed resolve. Yes, in the long term security in Europe cannot be achieved in opposition to Russia.īut for the foreseeable future, Putin is jeopardising this security. This has consequences for security in Europe. But what he really seeks now is to divide the continent into the familiar old spheres of influence through armed force. President Putin always talks about indivisible security. ![]() It was only by resorting to the use of its veto that Moscow – which is, after all, a permanent member of the Security Council – was able to prevent itself from being censured. I am very grateful to Foreign Minister Baerbock for what she has achieved in this regard. We will continue to uphold it, with all of our might. The consultations showed that we are by no means alone in our commitment to peace. Our embassies around the world have worked with France in recent days to advocate for the United Nations Security Council to call this Russian aggression what it is: a flagrant breach of international law.Īnd they have done so quite successfully, considering the result of the Security Council session in New York. He is also isolating himself from the entire international community. He is demolishing the European security order that had prevailed for almost half a century since the Helsinki Final Act. With the attack on Ukraine, Putin is not just seeking to wipe an independent country off the map. I also thank the heads of all democratic parliamentary groups in this House for supporting this session. Yes, we fully intend to secure our freedom, our democracy and our prosperity.Īnd I am very grateful to you, Madam President, for allowing me to use today’s special session to share with you what the Federal Government has in mind. Or whether we have it in us to keep warmongers like Putin in check. Whether we permit Putin to turn back the clock to the nineteenth century and the age of the great powers. The issue at the heart of this is whether power is allowed to prevail over the law. Many of them are giving voice to their horror – across the country, including just outside in front of the Reichstag.Īnd that means that the world afterwards will no longer be the same as the world before. And for younger people it is almost inconceivable – war in Europe. Many of us still remember our parents’ or grandparents’ tales of war. What concerns are weighing on them – in light of the terrible news from the war zones. I know exactly what issues many people across the country have been discussing at their dinner tables in recent days. The appalling injustice, the pain of the Ukrainian people – they affect us all very deeply. The terrible images from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Mariupol show Putin’s utter lack of scruples. There is nothing and nobody that can justify it. With the attack on Ukraine, the Russian President Putin has started a war of aggression in cold blood.įor one reason alone: the freedom of the Ukrainian people calls his own oppressive regime into question. The twenty-fourth of February 2022 marks a watershed in the history of our continent.
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