Atthe far-right from the “Alternative for Germany” proposed to the parliament to stop the exchange of sanctions and accusations between Berlin and Moscow and to start building normal relations with Russia
The far-right German Alternative for Germany (AFD) party has submitted a resolution to the Bundestag for consideration with a proposal to “restart” relations with Russia. This is reported by RT with reference to the document.
The deputies noted that relations between the two countries are at an impasse, despite the “fundamental” importance for Berlin. “The ongoing diplomatic ping-pong of sanctions and counter-sanctions, accusations and counter-accusations within the European Union, and the broad involvement of German foreign policy continue to lead to a dead end,” the document says.
Deputies from the AFD (the third largest party in the Bundestag, 91 out of 709 seats) reminded the German parliament of the words of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about the destroyed relations between Russia and the EU, as well as that against the background of deteriorating relations with the West, Moscow is strengthening cooperation with Beijing.
In this regard, the far-right insists on the creation of an interdepartmental working group that should form a new strategy for dialogue with Russia. The Bundestag is being asked to resume the work of the Russia-NATO Council, abandon the idea of disconnecting Moscow from the SWIFT interbank information transfer system, and not extend anti-Russian sanctions.
In February, Lavrov said that relations between Moscow and Brussels have been destroyed since 2014 at the initiative of the European Union. “The breakup has been going on for a long time, and the European Union is consistently breaking the relationship. The EU has destroyed all the mechanisms [of interaction] without exception, ” the minister said.
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German politicians, despite Western anti-Russian sanctions, have repeatedly stated that it is necessary to continue building a dialogue with Moscow and strengthen cooperation. In recent months, such words have often been heard against the background of possible deliveries of the Russian vaccine against the coronavirus “Sputnik V” to the country. At the end of May, the Prime Minister of Bavaria, Markus Zeder, called on the European drug regulator to approve the drug as soon as possible, so that vaccination in Germany and the rest of Europe does not slow down.
Germany and France have come to a joint decision to continue the dialogue with Russia, despite the presence of outstanding issues and “destabilizing behavior and repeated violations of international law” on the part of Moscow.
On June 11, the Bundestag rejected a resolution of the Union-90/Greens faction, which insisted on revising relations with Russia in the direction of tightening and refusing to complete the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.