Putin deals it out against Germany: This time Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock gets it – but the Kremlin boss is surprised by the Nazi background in her family.
Moscow – From the Israel War to the Ukraine War: Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is in high demand as a diplomat. In Germany. For example, she recently called for a ceasefire regarding the situation in Rafah at a press conference with the Palestinian Foreign Minister. The Green Party minister sees Russia's war against Ukraine as a danger for the entire NATO. However, due to her statements, there is also strong opposition from her opponents. Wladimir Putin now even went into Baerbock's private life – with surprising tones.
In a television interview, the Kremlin boss sharply criticized the German Foreign Minister. He didn't just talk about his own country. The Green politician is not only hostile to Russia, he said in Moscow. “It is also hostile to its own country,” he said, referring to the Greens’ energy policy. The Kremlin published excerpts of the interview for the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.”
Putin complains about Baerbock in an interview – and accuses her of hostility towards her own country
The Greens fueled people's fears of climate change. But when they came to power thanks to this fear, they pursued a completely different policy: In Germany, more energy is now being produced from coal, said Putin. Regarding Baerbock's alleged hostility towards his own country, the Kremlin chief said: “It is difficult to imagine that a politician of this rank would be so dismissive of the economic interests of her country, her people.” He did not elaborate.
The background can be assumed to be the Ampel government's policy of making Germany independent of Russian gas because of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Baerbock makes no secret of her criticism of Russia and advocates strong European support for Ukraine.
Journalist asks Putin about Baerbock's Nazi grandfather – Kremlin boss initially falters
It ended up being strange for a short time. The conversation was also about Baerbock's private life and the minister's family past. Recently, reports of newly surfaced files on her grandfather's background began circulating. It was said there that he was an “unconditional National Socialist”. The Foreign Office stated that the minister knew nothing about the files. The Green Party politician speaks openly about her grandfather, who was a Wehrmacht officer on the Eastern Front.
When journalist Pawel Sarubin responded to Baerbock's grandfather's involvement in National Socialism, Putin initially faltered. The Kremlin chief first had to make sure he was pronouncing the minister's name correctly. But then there was an unexpected answer: Putin even defended Baerbock and the younger generation in Germany. “I don’t believe that today’s generation of Germans should bear full political responsibility for what Nazi Germany did,” said the Kremlin chief.
Putin surprises with Baerbock sentence – and defends Foreign Minister regarding her family past
A completely surprising answer that sounds unusually diplomatic. Not just because of the previously expressed criticism of Baerbock. But also because Russia's narrative to justify the war in Ukraine repeatedly includes the accusation of a Nazi regime in the neighboring country – and also connects this view with a historical origin from the Second World War.
Meanwhile, Putin isn't just handing out things to Germany. He is also getting support from his own population. Shortly before the upcoming Russian elections, Putin experienced a shock in the polls. (han/dpa)
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