Strengthening Ukraine is the only path to a just peace, and the strategic goal of Germany’s conservatives is to ensure Ukraine’s victory and the restoration of its internationally recognized borders.
This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by Jürgen Hardt, foreign policy spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary faction.
“Ukraine’s victory means the restoration of Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders. As is well known, Ukraine is not claiming a single square centimeter of Russian territory; it is only defending its own land and its citizens. Incidentally, for me this also includes the return of the abducted children whom Putin took to Russia. So, in this sense, I say: Ukraine must win this war,” the Bundestag member said.
Like German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, Hardt expressed optimism about the current situation on the battlefield.
“I also have the impression that Ukraine is capable of successfully repelling Russia’s spring offensive and seizing the initiative in certain sections of the frontline. This is evidence of strength,” he noted.
