The minister of state spoke with Fox News Digital at the Aspen Security Forum, about the impact of winter on Europe's energy supply while the Russia-Ukraine war is still ongoing.
Tobias Lindner, Minister of State, Germany, tells Fox News Digital that the country is "fully decoupling" from dependence on Russian fossil fuels, while also keeping an eye on the country's "systemic rivalry" with China.tells Fox News Digital that the country is"fully decoupling" from dependence on Russian fossil fuels, while also keeping an eye on the country's"systemic rivalry" with China.
Lindner told Fox News Digital that Europe and the West are doing"fine" on Ukraine aid, but countries can always do more to ensure a Ukrainian victory. As a result, Germany"decided to shut down the last three remaining power plants at the latest by the middle of April. We believe it's not a good approach if you see how [much] uranium comes from Russia to change one dependency on oil and gas due to another dependency on uranium. We are convinced we can make it by wind, by solar, by other sophisticated renewable energies as an industrial country at affordable prices to become independent," says Lindner.
The minister of state confirmed that a plan to obtain F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin is still"on track," which comes as Germany is working to adhere to its 2% of gross domestic product defense-spending pledge. A Federal Police officer tries to remove a 'Last Generation' activist from a street at the BER Airport in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022."We were all shocked yesterday when we saw it in the news," he said, noting that Germany's homeland security team had good intelligence and worked quickly to arrest 25 people."It shows we had those people on the list, on the screen. We are acting.
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