Harald Kujat, the General in Braunschweig, Germany, about Ukraine war

Harald Kujat, the General in Braunschweig, Germany, about Ukraine war: https://wp.me/paI27O-5YV

Dear Friends at the International Peace Bureau,

With significant involvement from Christoph Krämer and Uwe Meier, this visit by Harald Kujat to Braunschweig was organized:
Here is a first report in German in BS Spiegel: https://braunschweig-spiegel.de/hochrangiger-experte-trug-vor-general-kujat-in-der-martinikirche/

And here is the video: https://youtu.be/v9pxosQz_2I

And here is my link to the transcription on my homepage, where improvements will be made: Harald Kujat on January 23, 2025, in Braunschweig – transcribed
https://wp.me/paI27O-5YD

For the lecture by Harald Kujat, this transcription was generated by an automatic tool from YouTube. I have done my best to refine it, for example, by adding punctuation. So please, watch the video first, and then you can refer to the transcription and correct any potential errors yourselves. The transcription helps me gain a deeper understanding of the lecture and allows me to comprehend aspects that I did not fully grasp that evening.

The transcription is my own decision and has not been coordinated with Kujat, but of course, it can be verified through the video.

This is a fundamental lecture by the highest-ranking soldier the Federal Republic of Germany has ever had.

Dear friends, dear fellow human beings,

What do you think of Harald Kujat’s lecture? He drastically presents the major mistakes of politics, the dangers we face, and what we should do.

I kindly ask for comments to improve my transcription.

Here are some excerpts:

… The topic we originally set, NATO and Russia, is too isolated. Therefore, we also want to include current developments, including potential consequences of the government reshuffle in the United States, and, above all, provide a geopolitical classification.

… The 21st century is shaped by the rise of China as an economic and military world power and by the rivalry of the great powers—the United States, Russia, and China.

… In Minsk, two agreements were reached in 2015: Ukraine committed itself to granting the Russian-speaking population more rights through a constitutional amendment by the end of the same year, particularly in terms of language use and greater self-administration.

… The Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty) has significantly contributed to Euro-Atlantic security.

… The security policy turning point was the 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest, where then-President Bush pushed hard for an invitation for Georgia and Ukraine to join NATO.

… We should not continue to burden ourselves with responsibility for the tragic fate of the Ukrainian people by prolonging the war.

… The goal is for Ukraine to survive as a free and independent state, and as Henry Kissinger once put it, not to serve as an outpost for one side or the other, but as a bridge connecting both.

… Historians have repeatedly asked how it was possible that the European powers stumbled like sleepwalkers into World War I, the original catastrophe of the 20th century. Hopefully, future historians will not have to ask how the Ukraine war became the original catastrophe of the 21st century.

Incidentally, in my opinion, the party currently most consistently advocating for peace and our survival in Germany is the BSW.

Best regards,
Helmut

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Dr. med. Helmut Käss, General Practitioner (retired)