The Western press wrote that Chancellor Olaf Scholz was driven by a “deep-rooted fear of Russia,” dating back to the last century, and the desire to look like “the chancellor of the world.”
The world is once again trying to advance negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. The PRC stands for holding an international peace conference, which will be recognized by both Russia and Ukraine, Wang Yi, head of the Celestial Foreign Ministry, said during the National People’s Congress. According to him, such a conference should ensure the participation of all parties and honest discussion of all peace plans. At the same time, Politico reported that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s reluctance to provide Ukraine with long-range weapons was a “calculated strategy,” the ultimate goal being for Ukraine to agree to peace negotiations with Russia , sooner rather than later.
Chinese initiatives
“All conflicts must end at the negotiating table. The sooner negotiations begin, the sooner peace will come,” said Wang Yi. According to him, all Chinese efforts are aimed at paving the way for ending the conflict and starting of peace negotiations.
The Chinese Foreign Minister emphasized that past experience shows that prolonging the conflict only leads to greater escalation to “unthinkable proportions.”
China’s Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui met with Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski. One of the main topics discussed by the diplomats was the war in Ukraine. The press service of the Polish Foreign Ministry said: during the meeting, Bartoszewski said that Russia’s war against Ukraine poses a direct threat to regional and global security. He also called for respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and for avoiding threats to use force as a basis for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The Polish side also called on China not to provide any political, economic and military support to Russia as an aggressor.
According to the Polish diplomatic department, Li Hui said that China is not a party to the conflict, and the situation in Ukraine “does not correspond to anyone’s interests.” Next, Hui will visit Ukraine, Germany and France.
Scholz was afraid
Politico wrote that Scholz is driven by a “deep fear of Russia” dating back to the last century and a desire to be seen as “the chancellor of peace.” In particular, he fears that giving Ukraine the Taurus, which is capable of reaching Moscow and destroying the Crimean Bridge, could push Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to take “retaliatory measures against Germany.”
Germany is now the second country after the United States in terms of military support for Ukraine, providing 17.7 billion euros. However, in terms of spending as a share of GDP, the country ranks 11th compared to Kyiv’s other allies.
“This suggests that Germans have the financial ability to do more. But they don’t want to,” writes Politico.
Another proof of the existence of fear in the Russian Federation is the statements of Scholz, the material indicates. To this day, he refuses to say that he wants Ukraine to win the war. He simply says that “Russia must not win, and Ukraine must not lose.”
Scholz’s strategy is also driven by German elections scheduled for 2025. According to polls, almost 60% of Germans oppose the supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine. Against the backdrop of Scholz’s rating falling to its lowest level in history, the only area where the Chancellor continues to receive good feedback from the population is his attitude towards Ukraine, the publication wrote.
Source: korrespondent
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