Merkel ally: the need to confront Russia from a position of strength

Ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag Volker Kauder in an interview with German journalists said about the necessity of the struggle with Russia. The text of the conversation publishes the newspaper Berliner Morgenpost.


 


“Russia under President Putin on a daily basis trying to destabilize Europe. It must be resisted from a position of strength, but this should not mean a return to the cold war,” he said Kauder.


 


According to the politician, for this purpose, and thus the security of Germany, the country must increase defense spending. That is, more actively to sponsor NATO.

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