07:01Opposition MPs criticised German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his Ukraine policies, with the opposition claiming there was 'total disagreement' within the governing coalition and urging Scholz to engage in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a debate on the National Security Strategy in Berlin on Thursday.
"There is total disagreement in the federal government. We can all follow this. There is, however, agreement on one thing. This is the question of armaments. And there is tunnel vision, dear Foreign Minister," Die Linke (The Left) leader Dietmar Bartsch claimed.
"Last year, NATO, according to the Swedish peace research institute SIPRI spent more money on armaments, than all other countries in the world combine … I think this is the wrong approach, ladies and gentlemen. There is no conventional power on this planet, that could really take on NATO," he argued.
Joachim Wundrak from AfD addressed German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and said that "Russia is not at war with Germany" and called for action to prevent further escalation 'even in a sleepwalking manner'.
"Hence my urgent appeal again to the Federal Chancellor, who is unfortunately not here today, to use any opportunity to talk to the Russian President to promote a ceasefire," he added.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of increasing 'hybrid attacks' to sow division among European nations and called on the world to defend the 'rules-based international order.'
"He's trying to divide our society when it comes to migration and bringing people, poor people, from other countries to the border between Belarus and Poland because he hopes to divide Europe," Baerbock claimed.
CDU/CSU MP Johann David Wadephul criticised Scholz, demanding he must respond 'clearly and decisively' to Russia's actions in Ukraine.
"We make crucial mistakes in communication and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany makes them," Wadephul alleged.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said to MPs earlier in the week that there would be talks with Putin on Ukraine and repeated his calls for a second 'peace conference'.
The comments come as MPs were debating the National Security Strategy more than one year after its adoption and against the backdrop of the European Council summit on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s 'victory plan'.
'Germany not at war with Russia' - Opposition MPs criticise 'total disagreement' within govt, urge Scholz 'to use any opportunity' for talks with Putin
Opposition MPs criticised German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his Ukraine policies, with the opposition claiming there was 'total disagreement' within the governing coalition and urging Scholz to engage in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a debate on the National Security Strategy in Berlin on Thursday.
"There is total disagreement in the federal government. We can all follow this. There is, however, agreement on one thing. This is the question of armaments. And there is tunnel vision, dear Foreign Minister," Die Linke (The Left) leader Dietmar Bartsch claimed.
"Last year, NATO, according to the Swedish peace research institute SIPRI spent more money on armaments, than all other countries in the world combine … I think this is the wrong approach, ladies and gentlemen. There is no conventional power on this planet, that could really take on NATO," he argued.
Joachim Wundrak from AfD addressed German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and said that "Russia is not at war with Germany" and called for action to prevent further escalation 'even in a sleepwalking manner'.
"Hence my urgent appeal again to the Federal Chancellor, who is unfortunately not here today, to use any opportunity to talk to the Russian President to promote a ceasefire," he added.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of increasing 'hybrid attacks' to sow division among European nations and called on the world to defend the 'rules-based international order.'
"He's trying to divide our society when it comes to migration and bringing people, poor people, from other countries to the border between Belarus and Poland because he hopes to divide Europe," Baerbock claimed.
CDU/CSU MP Johann David Wadephul criticised Scholz, demanding he must respond 'clearly and decisively' to Russia's actions in Ukraine.
"We make crucial mistakes in communication and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany makes them," Wadephul alleged.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said to MPs earlier in the week that there would be talks with Putin on Ukraine and repeated his calls for a second 'peace conference'.
The comments come as MPs were debating the National Security Strategy more than one year after its adoption and against the backdrop of the European Council summit on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s 'victory plan'.
Opposition MPs criticised German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his Ukraine policies, with the opposition claiming there was 'total disagreement' within the governing coalition and urging Scholz to engage in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a debate on the National Security Strategy in Berlin on Thursday.
"There is total disagreement in the federal government. We can all follow this. There is, however, agreement on one thing. This is the question of armaments. And there is tunnel vision, dear Foreign Minister," Die Linke (The Left) leader Dietmar Bartsch claimed.
"Last year, NATO, according to the Swedish peace research institute SIPRI spent more money on armaments, than all other countries in the world combine … I think this is the wrong approach, ladies and gentlemen. There is no conventional power on this planet, that could really take on NATO," he argued.
Joachim Wundrak from AfD addressed German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and said that "Russia is not at war with Germany" and called for action to prevent further escalation 'even in a sleepwalking manner'.
"Hence my urgent appeal again to the Federal Chancellor, who is unfortunately not here today, to use any opportunity to talk to the Russian President to promote a ceasefire," he added.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of increasing 'hybrid attacks' to sow division among European nations and called on the world to defend the 'rules-based international order.'
"He's trying to divide our society when it comes to migration and bringing people, poor people, from other countries to the border between Belarus and Poland because he hopes to divide Europe," Baerbock claimed.
CDU/CSU MP Johann David Wadephul criticised Scholz, demanding he must respond 'clearly and decisively' to Russia's actions in Ukraine.
"We make crucial mistakes in communication and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany makes them," Wadephul alleged.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said to MPs earlier in the week that there would be talks with Putin on Ukraine and repeated his calls for a second 'peace conference'.
The comments come as MPs were debating the National Security Strategy more than one year after its adoption and against the backdrop of the European Council summit on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s 'victory plan'.