In Germany, over 30 deputies from the Uckermark district in Brandenburg have released an open letter demanding that Berlin halt arms supplies to Ukraine. This information is reported by Spiegel.
The politicians urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bundestag President Bärbel Bas to "take responsibility for peaceful resolution instead of further weapons deliveries."
At the same time, they expressed concern about the escalation of the war and believe that Germany should "do everything possible to initiate diplomatic solutions to end the war and promote peaceful coexistence between nations."
The Russian Federation's attack on Ukraine is "strongly condemned" in one of the sentences. However, there are no further details or mentions of Russian President Vladimir Putin or Russian war crimes in Bucha or Mariupol in the text.
It is known that the letter was signed by 32 individuals. It is notable that there are no representatives from the Green Party among the signatories, but there are signatories from the CDU, SPD, Left Party, the far-right AfD, and the far-right party The Homes. The head of the CDU parliamentary group, Jan Redmann, stated that there were no restrictions on who could sign the letter.
The parliamentary party SPD distanced itself from the letter.
"We cannot support a unilateral statement that does not name the aggressor and does not mention the need for adequate protection of Ukraine," the party said in a joint statement.
However, two representatives of the SPD also signed the open letter.
Wolfgang Seifried, a member of the district council, stated in response to the publication's inquiry that he would not withdraw his signature because he was appalled by the way his parliamentary group distanced itself. Meanwhile, the leader of the parliamentary faction of the Green Party, Benjamin Raschke, called on other parties to distance themselves.
