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September 7th - According to the Financial Times, citing multiple Western defense and intelligence officials, Europe has failed to effectively deter Russias "hybrid warfare" against the continent and must quickly develop new methods to curb Moscows actions against NATO member states, or risk escalating conflict with the Kremlin. Western officials stated that last months thwarted drone strike on Leipzig/Halle airport, carrying military-grade explosives, highlighted Russias brazenness in its aggressive practices against NATO and the ineffectiveness of existing deterrents. They added that a collective action from European countries is needed to address the issue. A senior Western defense official stated, "It is clear that we are doing far too little to deter provocations that do not violate NATOs Article 5." They added, "The deterrent force we provide is sufficient to prevent Russia from escalating conventional and nuclear warfare. But we really need to rethink our strategy for dealing with hybrid warfare."Ukrainian President Zelensky: We may prefer certain forms of negotiation, but worse is that there are no forms of negotiation at all. I want to thank U.S. Special Envoy for the Middle East, Witkov, and Trumps son-in-law, Kushner, for their roles in restarting the negotiation process today. It is very important that the U.S. team met with the Russian leaders and then with me today to discuss all possibilities. We held trilateral talks with European representatives, as well as a meeting of national security advisors, and I believe we will do everything we can to resume negotiations.Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Johann Sebastian Weidel: We need to maintain good relations with Russia, and especially with the United States. We are now seeing the US sending representatives to Moscow to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv. This was a role that Germany could have played.Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Michel Weidel: (Regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict) We have always maintained an open attitude towards diplomatic channels. We need to keep open channels of communication with Russia in order to reach an understanding and find a peaceful solution.Alternative for Germany (AfD) leader Arne Weidel: The Christian Democratic Unions (CDU) approval rating will soon fall below 20%. Furthermore, I believe the extremely unpopular Chancellor Merz will face some problems. I think the CDU will also consider replacing the Chancellor.
