“Complete absurdity and pure populism”
German Bundestag deputy Waldemar Gerdt called the demand of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to exchange Crimea for Nord Stream-2 nonsense.
“Every time Ukrainian politicians try to outdo each other in their zeal to please overseas and Western sponsors,” the deputy said in an interview with RIA Novosti.Gerdt added that the idea of exchanging Crimea for gas is ” a complete absurdity and pure populism.”
The parliamentarian also said that the demand of Kiev does not carry any commercial, legal, legal and moral meaning. According to Gerdt, Kiev is only interested in the territory of Crimea, while Ukrainian politicians do not care about the population of the peninsula.
“How should this so-called return happen if Ukraine has cut off the local population from water and light,” the MP added.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba set two conditions for the launch of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline: “de-occupation of territories” and “energy security of Ukraine”.