Germany will act in such a way that Ukraine has no chance to conduct military operations on Russian territory.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he would take a balanced approach to the issue of providing Ukraine with modern weapons to prevent further escalation. He said this when Dialogue with citizenswhich was held on August 25 in Magdeburg, reports Ukrinform.
“The goal remains that (President of the Russian Federation Vladimir – ed.) Putin did not win the war, that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine was preserved. The US President formulated it clearly: he said that he will not supply of weapons with which to repel the territory of the Russian Federation. I consider this a principle that we all follow. And therefore we look at what others are doing,” said Scholz, promising that Germany will act so that this war does not grew up from a Ukrainian. -Russian war in a “completely different war.”
He emphasized that Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine is a violation of all the principles that Europe and the world have agreed upon in recent decades.
“It’s about not changing the borders by force, and we’re not going to start flipping through the history books to find out where the borders were 200-300-500 years ago and say: this once belonged me and I want to bring it back. . If everyone in Europe or the rest of the world does this, we will have a war for centuries,” said Scholz.
Therefore, he said, it is important to support Ukraine and help it repel “this imperialist attack.” That’s why, the Chancellor said, he decided to move away from the federal government’s long-standing policy of not providing weapons to crisis regions. From the beginning of the war, the authorities had been studying what they could provide from their own stocks, and what industry could do. But at the same time, Germany “will never take unilateral measures, always focus on what the allies are doing” and will act “in a balanced and cautious manner.”
Based on this, anti-tank protection systems, air defense systems, and ammunition were transferred to Ukraine.
“Very modern systems have been delivered and will be delivered,” said the head of the German government, recalling the Panzerhaubitze 2000, several rocket launch systems, Gepard anti-aircraft tanks, radar, the system of IRIS-T, which is not yet in service with the Bundeswehr, “and with its help you can protect a city like Odessa.”
Commenting on the proposals of some states to ban the issuance of tourist visas to Russians, the chancellor repeated his position – he does not support it, because “this is Putin’s war”, and for all Russians, they say, “there is no need. to make such generalizations.”
At the same time, the German leader expressed his belief that Putin considers democracy and freedom as a “contagious virus” that is very dangerous for him. According to him, Putin is hurting his own people. And in order to normalize relations, it is necessary for the Russian authorities to recognize that they have no right to impose their will, their “peace” on Ukraine.
The “Dialogue with Citizens” in Saxony-Anhalt was Scholz’s second such meeting. In 90 minutes, the chancellor answered questions from about 150 people.
Scholz also reportedly visited the Putlos military training ground in Schleswig-Holstein, where the Ukrainian military has mastered the Gepard anti-aircraft gun.
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