In a guest article, German scientists and military experts speak out against a hasty “diplomatic solution” to the Ukraine war. They warn that hasty negotiations would signal to Kremlin boss Putin that invasions are worthwhile.
Several German academics and military experts see no scope for a “serious diplomatic solution” with regard to the Ukraine war at this point in time. In a guest article for the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, the 22 authors call for an increase in “the level and quantity of Western arms deliveries” to Ukraine so that the country can avert a “dictated peace”.
Should Ukraine succumb to the Russian attack, Moscow is likely to plan further wars “to destroy the European security order,” they warn. The signatories to the guest article include military expert Carlo Masala from the University of the German Armed Forces in Munich, military historian Sönke Neitzel from the University of Potsdam and several former generals in the German Armed Forces.
With their contribution, they contradict an open letter from German writers, journalists and philosophers who, at the end of June in the weekly newspaper “Die Zeit” under the headline “Armistice now!”, had called for the war to end as quickly as possible.
In the “FAZ” guest article, the authors warn that peace cannot be achieved with a hasty “diplomatic solution”. This would send a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that invasions will be rewarded with land gains, the obliteration of sovereign states and geopolitical power expansion, according to the professors and ex-military leaders.
