According to Schroeder, Western countries do
not exert enough pressure on the Ukrainian authorities.
BERLIN,
November 15. /TASS/. Ukraine’s government is waging war against Donbass,
ex-German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said in an interview with Die Zeit
weekly newspaper on Wednesday.
The
politician, who was Germany’s Chancellor in 1998 -2005, also criticized the
sanctions policy against Moscow.
"I’m against the sanctions policy. As when there is progress, for example, in withdrawing weapons from Donbass, it turns out that there are talks not on easing but on extending and even toughening the sanctions," Schroeder stressed.
According
to Schroeder, Western countries do not exert enough pressure on the Ukrainian
authorities.
"Who
is putting pressure on Kiev? Kiev is doing too little," he said.
"Kiev is waging war against Donbass and cutting people off
electricity."
The former
German Chancellor also said that the widespread opinion among Western
politicians about Moscow’s aggressive foreign policy is a myth. "The idea
that Russians have plans for the Baltic states or even Poland is absurd,"
he said.
"Russians
are our neighbors. We are interested in their market and their energy
resources. We need them in terms of politics, if we turn to the Middle East,
Central Asia, the Iranian nuclear program and the Caucasus region,"
Schroeder said.
Source: ITAR-TASS 15-11-2017
