Germany is in conflict with Russia … and vowed with more sanctions

German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz announced that his country is “in a state of conflict with Russia”, stressing that Moscow is working to destabilize the German interior through systematic intervention operations through social media platforms.
Meretz said in an interview with the French channel LCI that the intelligence services warn him on a daily basis of “attacks targeting infrastructure and attempts to influence public opinion”, which reflects an unprecedented Russian escalation against Berlin. This came in a joint statement after Mertz’s meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in southern France. The statement came in the statement that “Russia does not show any intention to end its aggressive war against Ukraine, despite the intensive international diplomatic efforts,” stressing that the vast Russian air attacks “do not threaten Ukraine alone, but rather affect the security of Europe as a whole.” And Paris and Berlin announced their intention to push within the European Union The Group of Seven towards imposing additional sanctions targeting companies in third countries that support the Russian war effort. They also stressed the need to provide reliable security guarantees to Ukraine to deter Moscow from launching new attacks in the future. But, despite the tightening of the speech, France and Germany avoided addressing the option to send military forces to Ukraine, contented with pledge to expand the scope of military and financial aid to the Ukrainian forces. (Arab)