Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner has Russia after the attack on Ukraine “painful sanctions” threatened. Cooperation between the European Union and Russia will not be able to continue as before the attack, he said in Berlin on Thursday. “There will be very painful restrictions in bilateral, especially economic, relations.” The FDP chairman emphasized that Germany was “fully capable of acting”. For example, you have reserves when it comes to energy supply.
Lindner said it was always a nightmare that there might be another war in Europe. “That nightmare has now become a sad reality. The Kremlin is responsible for that, Vladimir Putin is responsible for that.” The Russian President has exposed himself as a “liar”. It is now important to stand together in the international community “and to defend our civilizational achievements, peace”.