Interview with Historians – Putin’s Policy: “Parallels with Hitler and Stalin”

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After the end of the Cold War, Western Europe believed that relaxation was permanent – and no longer made for strong military forces. This was helpful to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his quest for power, says German historian Gerhard Wettig, who is one of the top experts on the Soviet Union’s foreign policy toward Germany. krone.at spoke to him about the Russian policy of aggression, the failures of the West and the parallels between Putin and the dictators Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin.

crown.at: Ukraine is making progress in retaking its territory and is demanding modern battle tanks from the western states – especially Germany – in order to continue to assert itself against Russian forces. Chancellor Scholz hesitates, fearing an escalation between NATO and Russia. Are such concerns justified?
Gerhard Wettig: That’s a warning that I think is unfounded. Hard to say what motives our chancellor is guided by. To me he is a very opaque man, also in other things. It is not only Germany that is hesitant about arms transfers, I do not know what is going on in France either. The US government is moving forward, but is also cautious.

Source: Krone

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