German Minister Contrary Russia on a new security order in Europe

O german foreign minister today said that Europe does not need a new security architecture, as Russia demands under an agreement to end the war in Ukraine proposed by the United States.

“ It is perfectly clear: Europe does not need a new security architecture, as Russia wants to make believe, but simply the restoration of existing security architecture,” said Johann Wadephul in a statement at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris.

Wadephul cited as the basis of this order the Helsinki Agreements, the Paris Charter and the Budapest Memorandum, three fundamental milestones of European security and post-Cold War international law, which laid down clear rules on the sovereignty of states and borders in Europe.

“ They all aim to ensure the security of all borders and the sovereign equality of all states,” he said.

The German minister reiterated that Europe must be part of the solution to the war in Ukraine and must have a voice in the negotiations for a peace agreement.

Representatives from Kiev, Moscow and Washington meet on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi to resume the trilateral talks for a possible end to the war in Ukraine, and Europe was not invited to attend the meeting.

Last week, US President Jared Kushner’s son-in-law and envoy explained that the US and several European countries held consultations in Brussels on “the need for a wider European security architecture that can help lay the foundations for lasting peace.”.

For its part, the Russian Presidency (Kremlin) said on Friday that it was still unaware of these proposals, although it expressed skepticism about them.

Wadephul also advocated the need for “concrete negotiations and not a new military escalation” on speculation about a possible new US offensive against Iran.