“Moscow has been talking about the impossibility of Ukraine's entry into the North Atlantic Alliance for 20 years.
She insists that no American missiles can be placed on the Ukrainian-Russian border, ”the article says.
Lafontaine also spoke out against the imposition of unilateral sanctions against Russia, noting the damage to the German economy.
“We shoot ourselves in the foot,” he explained.
German Economy Minister Robert Habek admitted in early May that the EU embargo on Russian oil could lead to higher prices.
As noted in the Russian Foreign Ministry, the rise in prices in the world can be explained by the sanctions imposed by the West.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he would "leave none" of the Germans or Europeans face to face with the "Russian-caused" increase in energy prices.