Baerbock criticizes Trump: “It wasn’t particularly successful”

“Not particularly successful”

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Annalena Baerbock calls Trump’s Iran war a breach of the UN Charter. She also comments clearly on Germany’s defeat in the Security Council.

Annalena Baerbock In an interview with the “Handelsblatt” newspaper, he expressed clear criticism of US President Donald Trump and his handling of the war between the US and Iran. The president of the UN General Assembly said the war was “a clear breach of the UN Charter”. In principle, it is good if wars are ended. “At the same time, silencing the guns does not automatically mean peace and freedom.”

Baerbock referred to thousands of civilians killed or injured Iranin the Lebanonin Israel and in the Gulf States. The Iranian people, who protested for freedom and civil rights before the war, are not included in the declaration of intent to end the war. It also remains unclear what has been achieved for the Iranian nuclear program and global security.

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Baerbock particularly criticized the fact that the UN Security Council was not initially consulted. “Conflicts must be resolved at the negotiating table,” she said. The committee only became involved when Iranian attacks on Gulf states and the economic consequences became noticeable worldwide.

According to Baerbock’s assessment, the impending collapse of the global economy was ultimately the decisive factor in Trump ending the war. The consequences of the blockade Strait of Hormuz would keep other countries busy for months, for example due to high energy prices, fuel rationing and fertilizer shortages.

Baerbock said the war shows that international law is not irrelevant. Rather, it is “in the absolute economic interest of everyone” to defend rules such as the territorial integrity of states and free passage at sea.

Also Trump’s attempt to create an alternative to the United Nations with a peace councilBaerbock assessed critically. The initiative was “not particularly successful”. In this council, not all states sit at the table with equal rights. You have to pay for permanent membership. In addition, Trump did not give up the right to veto, but rather “potentiated it” because he alone decides on controversies.