Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann appealed to the Germans to be willing to make sacrifices in the conflict with Russia.
“We must resolutely oppose Putin and the dictators of this world, who hate and want to destroy our democratic life,” the FDP defense expert told the newspapers of the Funke media group. “This will also require personal sacrifices from all of us, but we shouldn’t become weak despite everything.”
In view of the high energy prices, it is important to relieve people in Germany who could hardly cope with the price increase, explained Strack-Zimmermann.
However, your request to the citizens is to assess the situation realistically. “We all only have one life and each of us wants to make it as beautiful and pleasant as possible. But it’s not just about us, it’s also about the future life of our children and grandchildren, who also have the right, like us for decades, to live in a free and peaceful Germany.” , so the 64-year-old.