The former Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) has warned of an escalation of the conflict with Russia warned with the participation of NATO. Such an attack would “make Europe a nuclear battlefield,” said the former SPD chairman on Friday in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”.
Russia now sees a great opportunity “to bring itself back to being a major European power,” said Gabriel. The West’s hope of achieving results through negotiations had been destroyed by Russia. The NATO states now only have two options: “Sanctions and arms deliveries to Ukraine so that it can defend itself.”