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Outgoing Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expects the new German government to continue to support Ukraine in resisting the full-scale Russian invasion.
Speaking to the Sunday edition of Germany’s mass-circulation Bild newspaper, Baerbock said: “No German government devoted to the security of Germany and Europe will abandon the people of Ukraine.”
Germany goes to the polls on February 23, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition fell apart in early November. The elections are being held as Ukraine marks three years since the invasion on February 24, 2022.
“Only a just peace for Ukraine will ensure our peace in freedom in Europe,” Baerbock told Bild. Ukraine could continue to rely on Germany following the elections, Baerbock predicted. Germany is second only to the United States in providing support to Ukraine.
Baerbock said that Russian attacks over recent days showed that President Vladimir Putin was intent only on “absolute destruction.” She added that genuine peace implied that injustice did not become entrenched.
Speaking amid fears that the incoming US president, Donald Trump, could impose a peace that did not serve Ukrainian interests, Baerbock stressed Ukraine’s need for reliable security guarantees.
Ukraine is seeking to become a member of NATO, but NATO members have made clear that this can only be a long-term aim.
Opinion within the European Union on support for Ukraine is also divided, while EU countries are assisting with electrical energy as Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
