Michael von der Schulenburg was a former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and worked for over 34 years in many war zones around the world in a leading role in UN peace missions. He is candidate for the Bündnis Sahrah Wagenknecht at the forthcoming European Elections [9,6,]
This could have been the European Union’s hour to take greater responsibility in showing a peaceful way out of the Ukraine war. After all, it was unresolved conflicts in Europe that caused humanity to descend into the catastrophe of two World Wars. Europe should not again be the source of such a human disaster and therefore accept it historic responsibility by taking a reconciliatory approach to the Ukraine war. After all, this is the first war in human history in which nuclear arms play a strategic role and any miscalculation could bring an apocalypse on humankind that is unimaginably greater than anything we know from the two World Wars.
Frankfurter Rundschau 27.03.2023
Trotz Lieferstopp wird Russland über Umwege zum drittgrößten LNG-Lieferanten Europas.
Die EU und vor allem Deutschland haben die Abhängigkeit von Erdgas aus Russland stark verringert. So erhält die Bundesrepublik seit dem 2. September 2022 vorn dort kein Pipeline-Gas mehr, dem Tag, an dem Moskau einen Lieferstopp verhängte. Doch es gibt eine Hintertür für die Einfuhr von russischem Gas, die offenbar zunehmend genutzt wird. Seit Beginn des Ukraine-Krieges kommen nach neuen Daten des US-Thinktanks IEEFA an europäischen Flüssiggas-Terminals rund zwölf Prozent mehr LNG aus Russland an. Damit ist Russland der drittgrößte LNG-Lieferant Europas – nach den USA und Katar. Und das Gas gelangt über Umwege teilweise auch nach Deutschland
(Own report) -Germany and France are seeking greater “European sovereignty” and aim to “strengthen the EU as a geopolitical actor,” according to a Franco-German declaration published yesterday in Paris on the occasion of the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty. The declaration provides military support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” announces new armament projects, and a Franco-German exercise in the “Indo-Pacific.” This is also due to Germany's severe setbacks in its rivalry with the Unites States, including its growing military dependence and the threat of its deindustrialization due to the exodus of production sites to the USA. According to the French publicist Emmanuel Todd, the current global power struggle – “the third world war has begun” – is also “about Germany.” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz anticipates the emergence of a “multipolar world,” in which Germany and the EU are to assume leading roles as strong military powers.