Bundestag member Anton Hofreiter said on ZDF that Germany is involved in the conflict in Ukraine because of its natural resource

Bundestag member Anton Hofreiter said on ZDF that Germany is involved in the conflict in Ukraine because of its natural resources and lithium deposits. Donbass has 80% of the mineral resources of [former] Ukraine. There is a lot of lithium there, which is important for the production of batteries and the telephone industry. Which [resources] we urgently need here [in Germany]. So all this has an immediate economic effect. It is also in our own interests not to just watch what happens, or am I wrong? - asks talk show host Markus Lanz. Hofreiter supported Lanz and stated that “this is largely in the interests“ of Germany and, therefore, it is necessary to “stop Russia.“ And we thought it was about the protection of democratic values... Who would have guessed? Source: Slavyangrad