People are turning upside down … In the last 24 hours there is a sudden change, a real overthrow, on the world’s geopolitical chessboard, as Trump government seems to be determined to … again throw the dice, tasting a completely subversive recipe, turning his arrows against her Europe and especially her Germanyat the same time it offers a bridge of degradation, even cooperation, to Russia and Vladimir Putin.

The US Vice President’s speech, Jay Di Vance From the step of the Munich Security Conference, it looked more like the opening of a front against Europe and especially Germany and much less with a debate on the security of Europe and Ukraine, against the Russian threat.

Jay Di Vance’s “Democracy Lessons” have caused the anger of German – especially emphasizing – political leadership, with Chancellor Olf Saltz responding strongly to US vice -president and candidate Chancellor Friedrich Mertz.

Even tougher is the German finance minister, who, addressing Jay Di Vance, told him … “Look at your job, you have a lot to do in America.”

Habek in Vance: To look at your work

“Looking at your job, there is enough to do in the US,” the Finance Minister and Greens Candidate said Robert Habekresponding to the criticism of US vice president Jay Di Vance yesterday in European democracies.

“What Jay Di Vance did was not his job. This must be said clearly. It’s not your job. Looking at your job, there is enough to do in the US, “Mr Habek said in an interview with RTL/N-TV networks, and accused the US Vice-President of” rhetorically and politically identified with authoritarian “. In his statements to the German DPA News Agency, the Greens candidate said that in his speech, Mr Vance “ended the western values” and pointed out that the Trump government represents different values ​​and has a different political perception than the US previously. They shared with Europe. Now Europe has to react confidently, Robert Habek continued: “We must not tremble now. Just the opposite. We have every reason to say: This is not the European way of life, it is not our constitution, don’t mix. “

Mertz: I reject Jay Di Vance’s criticism

The leader of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and a candidate for Chancellor Friedrich Mertz He categorically rejected the criticism of US Vice President Jay Di Vance to European Republics, while in favor of continuing support in Ukraine, and even with Taurus systems, “within a European framework”.

“We respect the results of the Congress presidential elections and elections in the US and expect that Americans will do the same here,” Mr Mertz said from the step of the Munich Conference on Security, in the context of Ukraine support debate. At the same time, stressing that “freedom of opinion remains freedom of opinion, but false news, hate speech and criminal statements will also be subject to rules.” The Christian Union candidate (CDU/CSU) even reversed the criticism of the US Vice President, referring to the exclusion of the Associated Press news agency because he did not use the name “Gulf of America” ​​for the Gulf of Gulf of Mexico Trump. “We would never have been journalists from the press information,” he said.

Referring to Ukraine, Friedrich Mertz was in favor of continuing the support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stressing that the Russian attack is not only of Ukraine, but the whole European class, as it was built after 1945. “For this we stand by Ukraine. “, He also said the need for Kiev to be able to negotiate peace from a position of power, while arguing that NATO membership should not be abandoned before negotiations began. In addition, “only the NATO countries could make such a decision,” he continued, stressing: “At the last summit, there was an agreement within NATO that Ukraine must have the prospect of integration. If this is going to change, NATO must do it together. “

Answering a question about whether he would agree to the Taurus system in Ukraine, something that Chancellor Olf Saltz has so far rejected, Mr Mertz said that both his personal position and his party is in favor of tradition, But he clarified that “this should be coordinated, within the European framework” and expressed the belief that the next Bundestag will have the necessary majority.

Salts: “We will decide for ourselves how to continue our democracy”

Answer to US Vice President Jay Di Vance gave the start of his speech at the Munich Security Conference by German Chancellor Altf Saltz Saying that “we will decide for ourselves how to continue our democracy” and that it will not accept people who “intervene in our democracy”.

The Chancellor, however, thanked the US Vice -President for his visit yesterday to Dachau’s concentration camp and reminded him that “never again!” It is the conclusion we have drawn from German history, but the alternative to Germany (AfD) is a party that glorifies national socialism as a “lame” in German history. “

“Germany is a very strong democracy, and as a strong democracy, we are absolutely clear that the far -right must be out of political control and from political decision -making processes and that there will be no cooperation with them,” he said. “We are really rejecting any idea of ​​cooperation between parties, other parties and these far -right parties.”

“National Socialism and its monstrous crimes are downgraded by AFD members,” he said, referring indirectly to the statement by former party leader Alexander Gaulland, who had described the Nazi period as “gossip in German history”.

“That is why we will not accept to intervene in our democracy, in our elections, in democratic opinion. This is not appropriate – especially not to friends and allies and we categorically reject it: we will decide ourselves what will happen to our democracy next, “said Olf Saltz.

Despite tension with the new US government, Mr Saltz said he remains committed to transatlantic cooperation and reiterated his position To increase defense spending with the development of the European Defense Industry.

“We need a strong European weapon industry. With permanent production of the most important types of ammunition and weapons in Europe. At the same time, I say that we will not abandon the transatlantic integration of our defense industries and continue to buy new US military equipment in the future, “he said.

For Ukraine

On the Ukrainian issue argued that ‘Europeans will support Ukraine as long as it is necessaryeven beyond any peace agreement “and stressed that they will not support any peace that is simply dictated.

“There will only be peace if Ukraine’s sovereignty is guaranteed”he said.

‘A strong Ukraine with the West support It’s a strong message to Putin » commented.

He also pointed out that “we will not accept any solution that leads to disconnecting European and American security. Only one person will benefit from this: President Putin. We Europeans will represent these interests with confidence and unity in the upcoming negotiations. “

Saltz said that in order to ensure that Russia would not attack again if peace in the region is reached, Kiev supporters “first of all” need to “build” Ukraine’s armed forces in the future.

In favor of lifting the ‘debt brake’

Mr Saltz again in favor of lifting the “debt brake” with the “emergency” rationale in order to finance the further equipment of the Armed Forces and the support in Ukraine.

As he said, he is sure that the country’s future leadership, which will be determined in the February 23 elections, will apply these exceptions to relax the so -called debt brake.

He also predicted that the future government of Germany could create an exception to defense and security costs when facing the country’s constitutional limit for federal public debt.

In order to achieve NATO’s provision for defense spending at 2% of GDP, he should, he explained, spent an additional 30 billion euros from 2028. “This cannot be covered by the budget and whoever claims it does not tell the truth to the truth Citizens, “he concluded.