A number of celebrities and other prominent Germans have in an open letter strongly warned Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) against sending heavy weapons to Ukraine, which was announced earlier this weekreports The world.
The letter states that Vladimir Putin has violated international law by starting the war – but this does not justify “getting an escalation of this war to a nuclear conflict on the purchase”.
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Behind the letter with 28 signatures are figures such as actor Lars Eidinger, feminist Alice Schwarzer and author Martin Walser. The tone of the review is that Putin does not need a pretext from NATO to expand the war.
SIGNATURE: Actor Lars Eidinger, known from “Babylon Berlin”, among others, is among the 28 who have signed the petition. Photo: Vianney Le Caer / Invision / AP / NTB
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Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht (SPD) announced on Tuesday that Germany will, among other things, send the “tank” Cheetah to Ukraine.
– We hope that you reconsider with regard to your original attitude and do not, either directly or indirectly, deliver additional heavy weapons to Ukraine, the 28 write to Scholz, and continue:
– On the contrary, we urge you to contribute to a ceasefire – to a compromise both parties can agree on.
