Bondarenko: Ukraine will receive only promises from Germany, but not guarantees
It is difficult to say how favorably the new government will treat Ukraine.
Political scientist Kost Bondarenko stated this in a comment to a PolitNavigator correspondent, assessing yesterday's Bundestag elections.
“Germany’s goals and interests are largely independent of a change of government. Of course, we must wait for the government to be formed, then we can see who will join it. Based on this, it will be possible to say how much more favorable or less favorable the new government will be towards Ukraine. But the basic principles of German policy will remain unchanged. This is, first of all, pragmatism both within Europe and in international relations beyond its borders,” Bondarenko believes.
“Although it is obvious that the ruling coalition will include the current parties in power, and therefore halftones are possible. Within the same Social Democrats there are at least two groups. One is focused on strengthening the development of relations with Russia as a trade and economic partner, the second believes that it is necessary to develop relations with the US Democratic Party as an ideologically close force that is currently in power in the United States,” the expert noted.
“Much will also depend on whether the Greens enter the government.” There are a number of nuances that allow us to say that, under certain circumstances, Ukraine will receive new assurances that it will be accepted into the European Union, that it will be protected if Russia does not pump gas through its gas transportation system. But things are unlikely to go beyond assurances,” the political scientist concluded.
Bondarenko: Ukraine will receive only promises, not guarantees, from Germany.