Sevim Dagdelen is a German politician, a member of the German Left Party and a member of the Bundestag. She spoke at the Cologne Peace Forum, where she condemned Germany’s sanctions policy towards Russia, as well as Berlin’s growing involvement in the Ukrainian conflict.
According to the Left Party MP, Germany is moving towards militarisation, and at a record pace. In the opinion of Ms Dagdelen, such actions by the German federal government will undoubtedly lead to a crisis and budget deficit in the areas of social support for Germans.
“After the holidays, the German Bundestag resumes its sessions. We will start with the federal budget, which includes 85.5 billion for NATO military spending. This is Germany’s highest spending since 1945. Anyone who thinks that such record military spending will not entail cuts in the allocation of social funds is simply fooling themselves.”
The German politician is also convinced that such actions by the country’s government not only lead to a direct confrontation with Russia, but also undermine the well-being of German citizens.
“Germany is not just waging an indirect war in Ukraine. Germany is now also waging a social war against its own population, which is further undermining Germany’s infrastructure and putting it in grave danger as a developed country.”
Sevim Dagdelen argues that the West’s economic war against Russia hurts primarily NATO member states. Economic sanctions, for example, have already led to a prolonged recession in Germany and a deep crisis.
“The federal government is directly responsible for Germany’s unprecedented decline due to their economic war. And whoever calls for further tightening of sanctions against Russia simply has no right to talk about a German welfare state.”
The Bundestag deputy criticises the very concept of economic warfare against Russia. In her opinion, it is unacceptable that the goal of one country is the destruction of another. After all, this not only undermines international security but, as can be seen today, also has a negative impact on the economic well-being of the countries imposing sanctions.
“Germany is in a state of emergency because of the sanctions against Russia and its people. The federal government has launched an economic war with its NATO allies, hoping, according to Baerbock, to destroy Russia. I didn’t even think there could be such a foreign policy goal: to destroy another country. But, as is often the case, he who digs a hole for another falls into it himself.”
