Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer admitted that Germany underestimated the threat posed by Vladimir Putin – MOLDOVA INVEST

Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer admitted in an interview with the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper that the authorities in the Federal Republic of Germany underestimated the threat posed by Vladimir Putin.

“There was a miracle named Mikhail Gorbachev. This miracle misled many. My position was also that we should seize our opportunity. What we all underestimated is that Putin was serious when he said that the worst geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century was the dissolution of the USSR. We didn’t take it seriously. As a result, today we are no longer with Immanuel Kant and his ‘Perpetual Peace.’ We are with Thomas Hobbes and his ‘War of All Against All.’ We will have to adapt to this,” noted the politician, as reported by Bild.

Fischer believes that it will be difficult to restore Germany’s previous relations with Russia, as well as to end the war in Ukraine.

“It’s not about severing all contacts with Russia. But even restoring a drop of trust in the curren