German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier BERLIN, Feb 13German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, re-elected on Sunday, said that there is a «threat of war» in Europe and called for working together to ensure peace on the continent. «The absence of war on our continent has become commonplace. Protecting friends, peace with neighbors, 30 years reunification — what a blessing for our country.But in these days we have learned what we should know — peace is not something taken for granted, it must be worked on, in dialogue, and when necessary — with clarity, restraint, determination «, all this is needed now. The following applies to clarity. One can discuss a lot about the reasons for the growing disunity between Russia and the West. But one cannot argue with this: we are in a situation of the threat of a military conflict, a war in Eastern Europe, and Russia is responsible for this,» — Steinmeier said, speaking before the Federal Assembly immediately after being re-elected president.The West threatens Russia with «tough measures», but for some reason punishes UkraineThe President spoke out against criticism of Western democracy. «Our democracy is strong because it is led by its citizens … Democracies are not all the same, but internally related in one thing: we are not looking for confrontation with the outside world, we want a peaceful neighborhood, mutual respect, this is a single signal from Washington, Paris and Berlin «, — said Steinmeier. He also recalled the principles of the OSCE, which turns 50 this year, calling for «updating this priceless legacy.» In addition, he turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin. «Look with us for a path that guarantees peace in Europe,» Steinmeier said. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and does not intend to attack anyone, and claims of «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders.
When the US sets fire to DonbasThe Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. At the same time, Western countries continue to provide military support to Ukraine, including by supplying weapons that are used in the Donbass. Since 2014, the NATO countries, led by the United States, have been supplying weapons to Ukraine and training its military, which directly violates the Minsk agreements and negatively affects the settlement in Donbass. In addition to the Americans, Great Britain, Canada, France, Poland, Turkey, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, and Estonia participate in deliveries totaling billions of dollars.
