AfD
Kompakt, September 4, 2020.
The
unclarified case of Navalny ought not put into play our supply security. No evidence
whatsoever has so far been produced that Moscow is behind the presumed
poisoning of Navalny. That is a possibility, just like other criminal occurrences. He who reproaches others for a deficient state of law should
himself declare no hasty judgments without due process and without substantial
evidence.
It
is irresponsible that Manfred Weber does this. Where he in his function should
represent honestly considered German and European interests, there is with him
a prevailing anti-Russian reflex. He appears to remain mentally suspended in
the Cold War. No serious policy can thus be managed in the year 2020. The
Federal government so far holds onto Nord Stream 2. It presently appears
questionable how long they will still do this. The pressure, from within and
without, to stop the project is increasing – we recall the recent, fully unacceptable
threats from some American senators to destroy the harbor of Sassnitz,
important for Nord Stream 2, in case Germany adheres to the realization of the almost
ready project. There can be no yielding to this pressure; since the European
domestic supply of natural gas is declining but the requirement remains the
same. We therefore need, all the more as a consequence of Merkel’s disastrous,
so-called energy transformation, additional natural gas. The supply security of
Germany and of all Europe is more important than Weber’s personal sensibilities
and American business interests.
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