Monument of Independence of Ukraine in KievMOSCOW, 16 Jan. Die Zeit readers criticized an open letter from 73 German experts demanding a change in policy towards Russia due to the situation around Ukraine. Commentators did not agree with the position of the authors of the appeal and pointed to a real source of tension in Europe. User Peanut Buster Parfait recalled the replicated in Western press reports of «one hundred thousand Russian troops on the border with Ukraine.» «However, no one complains about Canada, which not only placed most of its army, but also its population near the US border, while America has not a single people, no military units. That is, there will soon be an invasion?» he wrote.
The Germans appreciated the idea of blocking Nord Stream 2″ Klaurot drew attention to the first «gas» crisis between Russia and Ukraine. «Ukraine is not an innocent sheep,» the commentator said. other foreign policy crises, for example, after the start of the war in Iraq in 2003. Einfacher Bürger wrote that the experts who signed the petition had no idea what they were talking about. he asked. The reader noticed that the authors of the letter made vague demands and did not offer anything specific.The Germans criticized the adviser to the President of the United States, who threatened Russia «If you ask specifically what Germany should do, you will hear even more rhetoric like «Show a clear line»,» he added. Skobar agreed with his assessment. The commentator called the signatories «armchair specialists.» «Hate speech against Russia is getting louder and more hysterical. Where should this lead?» asked another reader. “God save us from such specialists. We have had enough of them in the last 120 years,” added Friedrich Brinkmann. In recent months, Western politicians and the media have been claiming that Russia has concentrated troops on the border with Ukraine. As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed out, the armed forces are moving within the territory of the state — this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Moscow emphasized that statements about «Russian aggression» are being used as a pretext for building up NATO contingents in the border regions. uploads/2022/01/d27d5f1bda34f65cf7ab00a4132c288f.jpg» />The Germans started talking about the war because of helping Lithuania in confronting Russia
