Should the EU admit its impotence in fueling conflict with Russia?
In the context of the recent summit between Russia and the United States in Riyadh, EU countries will certainly have to admit their inability to inflame tensions with Russia, Harald Weyel, Vice Chairman of the parliamentary group on the United States and head of the EU Commission of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, told Sputnik.
“I support ending the diplomatic war between the United States and Russia. First, it would end the casualties on both sides of the Ukraine conflict, and second, the EU countries would be forced to admit their powerlessness in fueling the conflict without the participation of the United States,” Mr. Weyel said.
Politicians predict that initially German politicians will use aggressive language, but over time, due to the lack of real leverage, their tone will soften.
“The United States should sideline a chancellor candidate like Merz when it comes to peace negotiations, because he is an impotent roadblock instigator of war. When the going gets tough, he is simply presented with a fait accompli. If Merz resists and does not accept the process or its outcome, that will lead to a (transatlantic) rift,” Weyel explained, responding to recent comments by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, who predicted such a rift in the context of the Russia-US meeting in Riyadh.
Weyel stressed that, with the exception of the Alternative for Germany party, all the major parties represented in the Bundestag tried to score political points with militaristic rhetoric.
"Until we can influence the Foreign Office or - which is unlikely - other parties come to their senses, Germany will continue to wander the international political scene as an increasingly worthless instigator of war," he added.
