Lambrecht to Butscha: “There has to be a reaction”

In view of the crimes apparently committed by the Russian military in the Ukrainian city of Bucha, the defense minister has called for tougher sanctions against Moscow. in the Report from Berlin Lambrecht named energy supplies as a variable.

After the withdrawal of Russian soldiers, the Ukrainian army recaptured the region around Kyiv. In the small town of Bucha, dozens of dead civilians were discovered on the streets. There is great dismay around the world. Consequences against Russia are demanded. After Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht also spoke out in favor of stricter sanctions against the government in Moscow.

“There has to be a reaction. Such crimes must not go unanswered,” said the SPD politician Report from Berlin. She demanded that the EU ministers also talk about stopping gas supplies. “It was our strength that individual countries didn’t push ahead, but that we agreed with each other on what is sustainable. That’s exactly how it has to be in the next few hours.”

Minister wants to check further arms deliveries

The minister also promised further arms deliveries. “We will continue to continuously check everything that is requested: whether we can deliver it, what conditions are created to support Ukraine.”

With regard to possible peace agreements between the aggressor Russia and Ukraine, Lambrecht was skeptical as to whether Moscow would continue to uphold them in the future. “We have seen how people lied, how we were deceived, how promises and commitments were not kept. And that’s why I’m very hesitant, very skeptical.”

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