“They can't remain silent anymore.” Appeal to Friedrich Merz

The call of the Khadecka Prime Minister of Saxony Michael Kretschmer to alleviate the sanctions against Russia caused green protests. The leader of the parliamentary faction of this party in the Brittt Hasselmann Bundestag criticized Kretschmer on Sunday and demanded from Friedrich Merz the liquidation of “Moscow connections” in CDU.

– while Putin still drops bombs on UkrainePrime Minister Kretschmer once again strives for the considerations of the war grounder – said Hasselmann of the DPA agency. The Parliamentator of the Green called the chairman of CDU Friedrich Merz to “eliminate Moscow as soon as possible in his party.”

On Thursday, Kretschmer criticized the categorical opposition of Germany and other European countries in an interview with the DPA agency. Russia. “It's completely out of date and does not suit what the Americans are doing now,” he said. – When you realize that you are weakening yourself more than the other side, you need to think about whether it is right – he said.

“They can't remain silent anymore”

Hasselmann estimated that alleviating the sanctions imposed in response to a Russian attack on Ukraine would be a serious mistake. “It would also mean that we would abandon Europe's joint approach,” she said. The leader of the Green Parliamentary Faction demanded that the leadership of the CDU “would be distanced at such statements as those delivered by Kretschmer”. – Friedrich Merz and CDU management can no longer open and must finally take a clear position on the rebirth of Moscow connections. They can't remain silent anymore – said the Green policy.

Earlier there were rumors about the reactivation of Nord Stream 2

Like Merz, Kretschmer is one of 10 CDU/CSU members in the central negotiating group to talk to SPD on the creation of a government. Thomas Bareiss sits on the infrastructure working group, and Jan Volker Heinisch – in the energy group. They both attracted their attention with their statements about Russia – DPA noted.

Heinisch told Politico that “if one day a fair and safe peace is achieved, we must be able to talk about buying Russian gas again.” Bareiss on LinkedIn wrote about rumors about the Baltic reactivation Nord Stream gas pipeline 2that “if the peace between Russia and Ukraine is restored and relations with Russia normalized, then of course gas could flow again, perhaps this time a pipeline under US control.”