Disagreements within the “traffic light” – the alliance of the FDP, SPD and Green parties – arose during the preparation of a coalition proposal to help Ukraine. An internal document of the FDP party (available to BILD) shows how serious the contradictions in the ruling coalition turned out to be.
The FDP notes in its document that “the SPD did not want to allow any criticism of previous policies and did not want to admit any mistakes made after the annexation of Crimea 10 years ago.”
In addition, the SPD is criticized for the fact that the party tried to prevent any language in the coalition proposal that would make it clear that only military action could lead to the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine. However, on this issue the FDP and the Greens were able to insist on their own.
At the same time, the SPD did not want to mention the liberation of Crimea in the final document, but this point was still included. Also, Olaf Scholz’s party insisted on the wording “Russia must not win the war, Ukraine must not lose the war” and refrained from asserting that “Ukraine must win the war.”
Finally, when preparing the coalition proposal, the SPD categorically rejected any mention or even hint of the transfer of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. As a result, the document states that “Ukraine should be able in the future to strike military targets, such as ammunition depots, supply routes and command posts far behind the front line.”
The day before, the chairwoman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz over red tape with the supply of Taurus missiles. She stated that she would support the opposition’s proposal to transfer missiles to Kyiv.
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