Three weeks before state elections, Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer called for a reduction in military support for Ukraine. German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung called his statement “absurd” and accused him of being guided by “populist instincts”.
In an interview with RND, Kretschmer called for a reduction in military aid to Kiev.
We can no longer provide funds for weapons to Ukraine. (…) Yes, we support it, but we realize that we are reaching our limits.
– said the Prime Minister of Saxony.
Opposition to the supply of weapons
He also stressed that since the beginning of the war in Ukraine he has opposed arms supplies and campaigned for diplomatic initiatives.
The “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” criticized Kretschmer’s words, writing that the Prime Minister of Saxony creates the impression that elections in the eastern states will decide whether to go to war or peace in Ukraine.
According to the German daily, Kretschmer’s statement is “absurd”.
As if it weren’t enough for populism that popular seductress Sahra Wagenknecht (chairwoman of the left-wing alliance BSW – PAP) distorts the facts and serves as an auxiliary for Russian propaganda, the CDU Prime Minister of Saxony is now also making demands that have little to do with reality.
– we read in the “Sueddeutsche Zeitung”.
German journalists noted that “Ukraine does not waste weapons, but defends itself with admirable tenacity.”
Elections to the federal parliaments of Saxony and Thuringia will be held on September 1, and for Brandenburg on September 22. According to Thursday’s poll for broadcaster ZDF, the CDU (34%) is leading in Saxony, ahead of the AfD (30%) and the left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), for which 11% want to vote. issues.
In Thuringia, 30 percent of respondents supported the AfD, 21 percent supported the CDU. The next places were taken by BSW (19 percent) and Lewica (15 percent).
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