Schultz: Many Germans are against Berlin’s aid to Kiev!
Report Webangah News quoted Mehr News Agency quoted by Reuters, Olaf Schultz, the Chancellor of Germany, whose country has always been one of the main supporters of Ukraine in its war with Russia, admitted that many German people with the help of Berlin opposes Kiev.
Schultz, whose party recently suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament elections, said in an interview with ARD that the Social Democratic Party of Germany in some regions The east of this country has less than 7% supporters.
He said about this: something is happening there and whether we like it or not, there is no solution for it.
The Chancellor of Germany admitted: Part of the reason for the low support for the Social Democratic Party in these regions is that many people with (Berlin’s) support for Ukraine and sanctions Russia does not agree. This issue was also reflected in the election results and this position cannot be changed in any way.
He also commented on the upcoming state elections in Brandenburg, Thuringia and Saxony. According to polls, the right-wing party “Alternative for Germany”, although with a small margin, is leading in these regions, which are all located in the east or center of Germany.
However, Schultz, while expressing hope that someone from this party won’t be elected in those states, said that such an event would be “very unfortunate.”
The Social Democratic Party of Germany, led by Anne Schultz, won only 14% of the votes in the recent European Parliament elections, which is the worst performance of this party in decades. is considered. The Christian Social Union party was in the lead with 30% of the votes, and the Alternative for Germany was in second place with 16%. The electoral map shows a deep divide between the voters living in the border areas of the Cold War between West and East Germany, so that the Westerners are more inclined towards the Christian Social Party and the Easterners towards the Alternative for Germany party.
Schultz’s acknowledgment of the considerable dissatisfaction of the German people with the country’s aid to Ukraine, while Russia has repeatedly criticized the transfer of weapons from the West to Ukraine. has given and emphasized that this action will only prolong the war and will not change its final result.
