CDU MP Roderich Kiesewetter criticizes his party colleague Kretschmer. (picture alliance / dts agency)
Kiesewetter told the Handelsblatt that it was absurd to think about it today while Russia is bombing Ukrainian homes and energy infrastructure every day. Such statements are “counterproductive and security policy nonsense.”
Kiesewetter’s party colleague Kretschmer told the Funke media group that Germany and Europe needed energy at affordable prices. That is why Russian supplies should be purchased again after a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.
The EU has imposed far-reaching sanctions because of the war against Ukraine. Last month, member states agreed to phase out remaining natural gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027.
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