German MP: āI see no possibility of talking to Putinā
Marie-Agnes Strack Zimmermann, who chairs the German parliamentās influential Defence Committee said that she could see āno possibilityā of talking to Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
Asked whether she supports proposals to further limit G7 countriesā trade with Russia she said āYes. Absolutely. We have to do itā¦ Itās a very simple situation. Vladimir Putin hopes that we are not ready for doing this and we have to do it. Even with the economic question ā and itās a huge one.ā
Referring to German Chancellor Olaf Scholzās use of the word āZeitenwendeā to describe a historic shift in German foreign policy brought about the Ukraine invasion, Ms Strack-Zimmermann said āYou have to realise that this zeitenwende, itās a real zeitenwende so we have to change our mind and we have to think about with companies, with CEOs - now we have to do something.ā
China is Germanyās biggest trading partner.