8 minutes agoGermany shows fears in the EU for Russia: There must be a war in Europe
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The most important Western allies have been consulted in a videoconferencing Friday (11.02) for the Ukraine crisis and have once again stressed commitment to quick and deep sanctions in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine. From German government circles it becomes known that the situation is assessed by the European Union and NATO as “too, [...]
From German government circles it becomes known that the situation is assessed by the European Union and NATO as “very, very serious”.
All diplomatic efforts are intended not to go further with the escalation of the situation.
What's worth is stopping a war in Europe”, government spokesman Stephen Hebestreet indicated after the end of the telephone connection with Western leaders.
The president, Joe Biden, was consulted in a wide circle of Western leaders for the situation in Ukraine, with the participation of the new German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz.
According to the White House, the president, Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Polish President Andreze Duda, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Secretary General NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. The European Commission was represented by President Ursula von der Leyeen and EU Council President Charles Michel.
In the talks, the ongoing Russian military reinforcements “on the Ukrainian border was discussed.
The purpose of transatlantic partners' consultations is to coordinate diplomacy and threats, the White House says. According to German magazine information, “Der Spiegel”, the CIA and the US military reported to the allies that because of new information, an attack could be carried out next Wednesday. White House spokesman Jake Sullivan did not comment on the secret services reports.
Both Beden and French President Macron due to continued tensions want to call Saturday with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Plans for this are confirmed by all sides. Macro recently called with President Putin.
On Monday this week he was in Moscow for talks, and in December it was Putin's Biden who called each other. The heads of the US and Russian military headquarters, Mark Milley and Valeri Gerassimov, also called Friday, where they discussed security topics, announced the US Defence Ministry, without offering further information.
Meanwhile, the US has decided to transfer 3,000 other American soldiers from a division to the American base of North Carolina to NATO member state, Poland. Defence Minister Lloyd Austin has ordered this, by order of President Beden, told the media. DW
