German regional leader wants Nord Stream repaired

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Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:03 UTC

Saxony Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer

Saxony premier Michael Kretschmer said the sabotaged gas pipelines would be needed if Germany and Russia resume trade

Germany should repair the Nord Stream gas pipelines while it is still possible, the state premier of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, has argued. The politician suggested that the pipelines, which were blown up last September, could be needed again in the event that Germany and Russia normalize trade relations under new leadership in Moscow.

"In energy policy, it's all about keeping options open," Kretschmer told Germany's Focus magazine in an interview published on Sunday.

"When Putin is gone, the pipeline could also be an opportunity for a successor to restore economic relations with us," the official added, predicting that this could happen in around five years' time.

According to the Saxony state leader, work should begin soon on repairing the conduits as they will soon be beyond saving.

Kretschmer also insisted that Germany would benefit from as many operational pipelines as possible, not least in terms of tackling CO2 emissions. Germany is now reliant on liquified natural gas (LNG), although according to the politician, this is expensive and causes just as much as pollution as domestic brown coal when taking into account its transportation. Meanwhile, power consumption is expected to rise in the country, Kretschmer noted.

Asked about a potential Polish backlash to any restoration of Nord Stream, given Warsaw's longstanding opposition to the project, Kretschmer said that the two EU member states should discuss the issue reasonably. However, he asserted that Germany is a sovereign nation which must pursue its own interests.

Regarding the Ukraine conflict, Kretschmer argued that Germany has placed "too much focus" on weapons deliveries to Kiev instead of producing a peace proposal. He claimed that the situation in Ukraine is getting "worse and worse" by the day, meaning that a ceasefire and peace talks are urgently needed.

The Saxony state premier argued that through its military aid for Ukraine, Germany is "now directly involved in this conflict."

"I felt that this is exactly what we should not have done in order to be more credible and active as a mediator and diplomatic actor," Kretschmer stated, claiming that "nearly 50%" of people in eastern Germany agree with him.

Comment: Kretschner is still under the illusion that Germany is an independent country. The U.S. will not allow its vassal to set one toe forward in Russia's direction, or in any direction that threatens to allow it to recovery its famed industrial capacity. In Germany at least, the NATO goal of "U.S. in, Russia out and Germany down" has been accomplished.

Reader Comments

codis · 2023-03-20T19:33:19Z

Kretschmer stated, claiming that "nearly 50%" of people in eastern Germany agree with him.

The Saxon population has an age average nearing 60 years, which means most of them were born in East German times.

And thus were not bombarded with pro-US and anti-Russian propaganda in their childhood.

JTF Truth · 2023-03-20T20:21:10Z

codis and thus can see through all the BS.

Tsakoug ·

codis

· 2023-03-20T23:20:16Z

codis · 2023-03-21T07:25:59Z

JTF Truth Well, not all BS ...

Many of them forgot the experience of a collapsing old system, and quickly adapted to another sick system.

I think the imprinted (== indoctrinated) pattern are different, the current anti-Russia propaganda does not work.

As a case in point, the number of vaxxed vs. unvaxxed is basically identical to the rest. Because the "doctors and pharmaceuticals are good" indoctrination was almost identical in the East. Though less profit-oriented.

Sorry for going off on a tangent, but I tend to ponder such things occasionally ...

JTF Truth · 2023-03-21T14:48:15Z

codis No tangent. I ponder these things too. Turning points. Our thought processes. When you live in a lie everyday, it's hard to see out of it. People I find can see the BS, but I think they don't want to connect the dots for fear of being labelled a conspiracy theorist. They really ramped up the CT name calling the last 20 years. But to be one, you are a critical thinker. We are so conditioned not to rock the boat. School today teaches that more than it did when I went through the indoctrination. That's why I think people are stuck, living the lies.

Lemuel Gulliver · 2023-03-22T03:45:21Z

... The pipelines, which were blown up last September, could be needed again in the event that Germany and Russia normalize trade relations under new leadership in Moscow. "When Putin is gone, the pipeline could also be an opportunity for a successor to restore economic relations with us," the official added.

Correction: When Olaf Scholz, Anna Baerbock and Joe Biden are gone, the US economy collapses, and the Jewish neocons are expelled from Washington, there will be a chance at reconciliation between Germany and Russia.