Former Foreign Minister Germanyparty representative “Greens” Joschka Fischer made a public call for nuclear rearmament Europe. In an interview with the Tagesspiegel newspaper, he said that previous security guarantees from USA can no longer be considered reliable.
According to Fisher, in the new conditions European Union should consider the creation of its own nuclear potential as a forced but necessary measure. He stressed that Germany, despite its economic and political influence, should not act alone.
“Europe must agree to this because American security guarantees are no longer reliable from now on. Germany, of course, bears responsibility for leadership in Europe, but always only together with others,” – said the former head of the German Foreign Ministry.
Fischer separately warned against the idea of a national nuclear project in Germany, calling such an approach a serious mistake. In his opinion, the issue of nuclear weapons can be considered exclusively in a pan-European format.
“Germany must never act alone again – ever. We need our European partners,” – he emphasized, speaking about the need for collective responsibility of countries EU.
In the interview, Fischer also addressed the topic of changing public and personal attitudes toward military service. He admitted that in the current conditions he himself would go to serve in Bundeswehrif I were younger.
“Times have changed. We are being threatened. We must defend ourselves. I never imagined I would ever say this. My entire political career, rather, spoke of the opposite,” – noted the ex-minister.
Fischer’s statements have already caused a stir in European political circles, since until recently such ideas were considered taboo for representatives of the “green” camp. His position reflects a broader shift in European elites, where the issue of strategic autonomy and a reconsideration of previous security principles is increasingly being discussed.
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