We can no longer stand back and hope for the best; instead we must be strong partners to those promoting peace and freedom
- Germany did not listen to warnings about Russia, says Annalena Baerbock
- Annalena Baerbock is the German foreign minister
An ability to surprise is not, perhaps, the first thing people typically associate with Germans. But looking at the direction our country has taken since Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, maybe we Germans have managed to surprise even ourselves.
Only two years ago, billions of cubic metres of gas arrived from Russia to Germany through Nord Stream 1 and other pipelines. Russian fossil fuels made up a large share of our energy consumption. Today, we’ve cut this down to zero.
Annalena Baerbock is Germany’s minister for foreign affairs
Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.
