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German Foreign Minister: Putin’s nuclear threats must be taken very seriously

“The threats from the Russian president about the possible use of nuclear weapons” should be taken even more seriously in a time of hot war, “said Minister Analena Berbok, referring to the public’s concern about the risk of a nuclear conflict.

“A nuclear power is waging a brutal offensive at our door. If that does not frighten anyone, then either he is lying or he does not understand the situation,” Ms Burbok said in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine tomorrow. and expressed her understanding of the concern of the citizens “of a country which has been able to live peacefully for so long”. “It’s no different for me,” she said, adding that “Vladimir Putin has violated every agreement or treaty we have reached in Europe in order to live in peace.”

Referring to the decision to deliver heavy weapons to Ukraine, Ms. Berbok said, “As a government, however, we have a duty not to decide on the basis of outside voices, but on the basis of responsibility for the future of our country.” “This responsibility,” he continued, “includes support for Ukraine, which stands for European security – even though some decisions are not easy for me.”

In the interview, Ms. Burbock is also asked about her husband’s position at MSL, a decision that Lobbycontrol called “problematic” as the company often works for foreign governments and may advertise abroad with her husband. of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. “During my election campaign, my husband stayed at home to take care of our two children. Now he is returning to work part-time. And we made sure there was no conflict of interest,” she said.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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