The war cannot continue indefinitely, Scholz willing to talk to Putin

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The war cannot continue indefinitely, Scholz willing to talk to Putin
Olaf Scholz

In the government's statement before the EU summit, Chancellor Scholz spoke in favor of peace talks with Ukraine and Russia. He sought to find a way to prevent this war from continuing indefinitely.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke in the Bundestag in favor of diplomatic talks with the participation of Russia to end the war in Ukraine. In his government statement to MPs in Berlin, Scholz also indicated he was open to direct discussions with Vladimir Putin. "If they ask us, will we also talk with the Russian president, we will say: yes, this will also happen". But there should never be "decisions made ignoring Ukraine".

More diplomacy for peace in Ukraine?

"The time has come for us to do everything possible - in addition to clearly supporting Ukraine - to find a way to prevent this war from continuing indefinitely," Scholz said. Discussions with Putin should take place in "consultation with our closest partners". It is unacceptable that in Ukraine "an incredible number of women and men continue to die, victims of Russian bombs and missiles", said the German chancellor.

Scholzi assured Ukraine of continued support from Germany and Western allies. Supporters of Ukraine should "send a clear message that gives confidence to Ukraine." He did not comment on the issue of sending German "Taurus" missiles to Ukraine. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, however, demands that these long-range missiles be given to Kiev because Russia is arbitrarily bombing civilian infrastructure such as hospitals or power plants and power plants.

Links with the West and arms shipments to Israel

Scholz at the same time emphasized the importance of Germany's connection with the West. He warned against questioning the partnership with the US and NATO and criticized the positions of the AfD and BSW parties: "This is wrong. This is a threat to our security. We must stick to the constants of our policy of external, our international orientation.

In this context, the chancellor also emphasized solidarity with Israel. In the fight against the terrorist militias of Hamas and Hezbollah, he promised additional support. "There are arms shipments and there will always be other shipments. Israel can have confidence in that." Hamas attacked Israel a little over a year ago. Scholz said Germany must keep Israel "capable of defending its own country".

Problems of the economy

Regarding Germany's economic problems, he announced an upcoming summit on industrial policy. "I will invite representatives of businesses, industrial unions and industrial federations to a discussion in the chancellery this month, where they will all come together and discuss exactly the things that are necessary," Scholz said. "And I will I propose to the Parliament to decide what comes out of this, so that Germany can move forward."

Europe also needs a fundamental economic modernization, said Chancellor Scholz. This should be a central theme of the new European Commission. The "Green Deal" must be developed into an industrial agenda. Key technologies must be allowed to develop and red tape and reporting obligations must be reduced at EU level so as not to hamper the economy. The Chancellor's government statement was prompted by The EU summit that starts on Thursday in Brussels will also discuss the situation in Ukraine.


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