After Ursula von der Leyen announced a meeting with President Selenskyj in Kyiv, Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister demands the same from the German Chancellor. It is also aimed at ex-Chancellor Merkel.
After the atrocities of war in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to travel to Ukraine for a solidarity visit.
“If he really wants to do something, he should go to Kyiv rather than call the Russian President,” Szynkowski vel Sęk told the German Press Agency during a visit to Berlin. The calls to Vladimir Putin would have made no sense and have not brought anything so far. “If you look at this genocide now: you shouldn’t negotiate with the perpetrator, you should rather help the victim.”
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday that she would travel to Kyiv with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Few top European politicians have been there since the beginning of the war.
«Apply extremely severe sanctions»
Szynkowski vel Sęk called for a general embargo on Russian energy supplies and not just on coal, as proposed by the EU Commission, from Germany and other European countries. “We must apply extremely severe sanctions. That is why the energy sector is so important,” said the politician. In this way, the financing of the war could be stopped. Despite its greater dependence on Russian oil, Poland is ready to do so immediately. That is also expected of Germany – as well as the delivery of heavy weapons.
The role that Germany played in the Ukraine war was disappointing, said Szynkowski vel Sęk. He had hoped that Berlin would give a strong response to Russian aggression. But that was not implemented.
Merkel has “special responsibility”
In the past, many politicians were deaf and would not have listened to warnings about Putin – including ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). “That’s why she now has a special responsibility. She should speak up. She should also give an opinion,” said Szynkowski vel Sęk. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier admitted on Monday that there were mistakes in Russia policy in recent years, while Merkel did not.
On the other hand, the Polish deputy foreign minister called for action instead of words from the current politicians. “But now I believe that German politicians and the government have a certain chance of erasing these mistakes from the past. But for that we need activity, courage and action now.”
Source: Stern
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