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"We must avoid a nuclear war"

2022-04-22 20:19:31Fokus SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"We must avoid a nuclear war"
Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promises more for Ukraine, but says he will do everything to avoid a nuclear war.

Scholz defended his much-criticized decision to reject heavy arms shipments to Ukraine, citing the risk of a nuclear war.

"I have said before that we must do everything we can to avoid a direct confrontation between NATO and a well-armed superpower like Russia, a nuclear power," Scholz told the German weekly Der Spiegel in an interview. Friday, adding that he would continue to try to prevent an escalation that would lead to a third world war.

"I will do everything I can to avoid the escalation of the conflict, which could lead to a third world war," Scholz said.

"The issue, which is currently being hotly debated in Germany, is not being treated on the basis of fear, but on the basis of political responsibility," Scholz said.

"The gas embargo would not end the war"

During the interview, Scholz presented a "multiple defense" of his policy toward Ukraine, as the issue of arms shipments puts a strain on his three-party coalition and puts German foreign policy in the spotlight.

Since the beginning of the conflict, politicians inside and outside Germany have called on Europe's largest economy - and the world's fifth largest arms exporters - to do more to help Ukrainian forces fight the Russians.

Scholz reiterated his opposition to an embargo on Russian gas imports, saying: "I absolutely do not see how a gas embargo will end the war."

"If Russian President Vladimir Putin had been open to economic arguments, then he would not have started this crazy war in the first place," Scholz said.

He said a ban on gas imports would hurt the German economy more than the Russian one. More than half of Germany's natural gas imports come from Russia.

Although EU countries have agreed on a ban on Russian coal, replacing Russian gas supplies would be much more difficult. On Friday, the German central bank predicted that Germany would enter recession in the event of a sudden ban on Russian energy imports.

 


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