Vladimir Putin has an imperial mentality, “known to us from the 19th, 18th, 17th and other centuries“German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at the Social Democratic Party’s pre-election rally in Lubeck, once again calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine by the Russian president, the BBC quoted the Russian service as saying.
“You are destroying the future of your country“The head of the German government addressed the Russian president. He stressed that those responsible for war crimes in the city of Bucha near Kyiv must be punished.
“It is impossible to forget,” Scholz said, adding that Berlin would continue to supply Ukraine with defense weapons.
“Europe’s borders must remain intact“, also warned the German Chancellor.
We recall that yesterday during a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany may stop importing Russian oil this yearReuters reported.
Scholz for gas in rubles: Companies want, can and will pay in euros
For France, the contracts are contracts, and Britain has confirmed that it does not plan to pay for Russian gas in rubles
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Scholz was the last European leader to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in an attempt to persuade him to abandon such plans, and after Russia invaded Ukraine, he spoke to him several times on the phone and with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Meanwhile, Scholz, who had advocated the commissioning of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline before the invasion, announced its suspension as part of anti-Russian sanctions and approved the transfer of German weapons to Kyiv, something the German government did not allow before February 24.
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Scholz: A Russian attack on Ukraine would be a serious mistake
The West is ready to negotiate with Moscow, but without being naive
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