Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, remarked on the statement of Berlin's commitment to supporting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regardless of the consequences.
Lavrov reacted to the claims of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who said that their citizens don't matter, even if support for Kyiv will cost the government.
Germany Pledges Support at Its Citizens' Expense
Lavrov's reaction was simply aghast at the statement of Baerbock that she endorses Ukraine no matter what, reported RT.
The German official said the nation's leadership would stand by Ukraine, notwithstanding what the German public thinks.
Lavrov gave an address last Thursday to mark the start of the academic year at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. He told the audience that many Western politicians are fanning the flames of 'Russophobia.'
To demonstrate the craziness of the West, he used Baerbock's remark, which she made in Prague on Wednesday. Lavrov explains his counterpart's words, which means that even if the cost of their support is high for Germans, they have no choice. They will prioritize the Zelensky regime over their own people, noted TASS.
The top German diplomat made the controversial remark at a conference organized by NGO Forum 200 called Democracy's Clear and Present Danger: How Do We Respond. She assured the Ukrainian people that Berlin's commitment would support them and fulfil its obligations even if her fellow citizens were against it.
Berlin pledged social measures for those unable to pay energy prices, demonstrating that they would not completely disregard their citizens. However, it emphasized that despite the impending winter and political backlash, the sanctions against Russia would continue.
Energy costs in Europe have reached all-time highs since the beginning of Russia's military offensive against Ukraine in late February and the sanctions that followed from the West against Moscow. These punitive measures have not gone well, as the EU members are scrambling for gas, and Germany has not been okay as its natural gas supply is barely adequate.
Last Wednesday, gas supplies got expensive in the spot market when the Nord Stream 1 pipeline operator started three-day maintenance. Fear exists that the tap might go dry after three days.
Germany Trudges on Dangerous Ground for Ukraine
Annalena Baerbock expressed that bolstering Kyiv should be more of a concern, despite winter unrest, citing Good Word News.
Baerbock was in Prague for the NGO Forum 2000 while the German cabinet was at a working retreat in Castle Meseberg outside Berlin.
Robert Habeck, the economy and climate change minister and a Green Party co-member, told reporters on Wednesday that these socioeconomic measures might include subsidies.
In addition to price caps, a new energy market framework and a spending plan that moves the burden of electricity costs to citizens are needed.
In part by Habeck's rejection of Russian energy imports owing to the Ukraine dispute, surging energy prices had also driven record-breaking inflation in the Union, particularly in Germany.
The Germans chose to shut down Nord Stream 2, which would keep the crisis at bay, but Washington pushed them. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said Berlin's commitment to Zelensky was fantastic because it outweighed the welfare of Germans as the dark winter without gas came close.
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