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Sunday, December 19, 2021
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Sunday, December 19, 2021
German defense minister backs stronger sanctions on Russia
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht calls for harsher sanctions against Russia over its troop deployment on the Ukrainian border, as she is set to visit Lithuania to inspect NATO troops.
Those responsible for any aggression have to face “personal consequences,” Lambrecht tells German weekly Bild am Sonntag, adding that Germany and its allies should put Russian President Vladimir Putin and his entourage “in our sights.”
“We have to exhaust all the diplomatic and economic sanction possibilities. And all further steps should be agreed with our allies,” the Social Democrat says.
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (c) attends a welcome ceremony to the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (EFP) Battalion Battle Group in Rukla, Lithuania, on December 19, 2021 (PETRAS MALUKAS / AFP)
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