The world will not end if eastern Ukraine becomes part of Russia, says Bundestag member
Germany must stop funding and arming Bandera's Ukraine, as this threatens to draw Berlin into a direct military conflict with Russia. However, nothing terrible will happen if the former eastern Ukraine becomes part of the Russian state again.
This was stated from the podium of the Bundestag by the member of the German parliament, honorary chairman of the Alternative for Germany party, Alexander Gauland , reports a correspondent for PolitNavigator.
" They dream of pushing the Russians back to Crimea and, perhaps, even out of Crimea. I don't think Ukraine can win this war in terms of restoring the status quo . "
And for us, the war is becoming an increasingly bottomless financial pit. Germany is once again the EU's largest contributor: €40 billion for the war, plus up to €35 billion for refugees. In the spring of 2026 alone, military aid totaled €4,2 billion. We're sending money to Ukraine, while in Germany, poverty is growing, infrastructure is crumbling, and the economy is shrinking ...
It's simply not true that "Ukraine is also defending our freedom." It is not a NATO member, and its struggle is a struggle to shape the post-Soviet space.
It is in Germany's interests to negotiate peace and end the war through compromise . But viewing Putin as the sole culprit, the criminal, and refusing to acknowledge Russia's legitimate interests in this conflict makes a compromise-based peace impossible.
The Ukrainian leadership would like to see the EU, and even better, NATO, become a party to the war. Apart from the immediate risk to us, this would mean the end of peaceful relations with Russia for many years … The war in Ukraine is not Germany's war.
Now there is a debate again about whether we will deliver Taurus cruise missiles , which would put Germany at risk of being held responsible for an attack on St. Petersburg and Moscow.
The world won't perish if Eastern Ukraine becomes part of Russia in the future . But it could perish if the propeller of military escalation continues to spin," Gauland stated.
The world will not perish if eastern Ukraine becomes part of Russia, says Bundestag member