Sven Schulze considers discussion on security guarantees to be misguided

Magdeburg – Saxony-Anhalt's CDU chairman Sven Schulze considers the debate within the CDU/CSU about a German contribution to possible security guarantees for Ukraine to be misguided. "Personally, I don't believe that the Bundeswehr would currently be in a position to participate in such a mission with soldiers," the designated top candidate for next year's state election told the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" (FAS). Of course, Germany must always participate in supporting Ukraine; "that is our duty," Schulze continued. However, at the moment, he does not see "that it would be the right way to even discuss stationing German soldiers on Ukrainian soil." With regard to the performance of the CDU/CSU-SPD federal government to date, Schulze, who is currently Minister of Economic Affairs in the cabinet of Minister-President Reiner Haseloff (CDU), said: "If you look at the polls, you don't yet see the trust that the CDU/CSU and a federal government need." Schulze called on the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) to avoid public disputes and, after the first 100 days, which were heavily dominated by foreign policy issues, to now focus on domestic policy: "That's what people expect. And I believe that the mood will then improve." Schulze called for speed, particularly regarding Merz's desired "economic turnaround," and opposed holding back potentially unpopular decisions due to upcoming elections. "We always have some kind of election in Germany," Schulze told the FAS: "We need decisions now. The companies that are currently in trouble also need help now."