In his government statement in the Bundestag, Chancellor Olaf Scholz presents his goals for the upcoming summit meetings. He emphasized again that Europe stands united on Ukraine’s side. The Chancellor promises his partners that they can rely on Germany.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has promised Ukraine continued German and European support in the fight against the Russian war of aggression – including with weapons. “Ukraine is getting the weapons that it particularly needs in the current phase of the war,” said the SPD politician on Wednesday in a government statement on the upcoming summit meetings of the European Union, the G7 group of economically strong democracies and NATO in the Bundestag in Berlin . Germany is supplying the weapons – “today and in the future,” emphasized Scholz.
Ukraine has every right to defend itself against Russia, said Scholz. “And it is our duty as European neighbors, as defenders of justice and freedom, as friends and partners of Ukraine, to support them as best we can.” Before the summit marathon of the EU, the G7 group and NATO, the Chancellor assured that Europe stands united on the side of the Ukrainian people. “We will continue to support Ukraine massively – financially, economically, humanitarianly, politically and not least with the delivery of weapons,” he said, adding: “For as long as Ukraine needs our support.”
This is how the training of Ukrainian soldiers on the Gepard anti-aircraft tanks is going, said the Chancellor. Training on the promised multiple rocket launchers will begin in the coming days. A few days ago, the contract for the Iris-T air defense system, which could protect an entire city from air raids, was signed between Ukraine and industry. A first ring exchange of weapons with the Czech Republic is in place, talks with other exchange partners are being conducted at high pressure, emphasized Scholz.
Olaf Scholz: Partnership with Russia unimaginable in the foreseeable future
In view of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, Scholz expects a signal of cohesion and determination from the NATO summit in Madrid. “A partnership with Russia, as stated in the Strategic Concept of 2010, is unimaginable for the foreseeable future with Putin’s aggressive, imperialist Russia,” said the SPD politician.
At the same time, the Chancellor warned against drawing the wrong conclusions. “It would be unwise for us to denounce the NATO-Russia Founding Act,” he said. That would only play into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his propaganda. The founding act reaffirms the very principles that Putin so blatantly violates: renouncing violence, respecting borders, the sovereignty of independent states. Putin should be reminded of this again and again.
In the NATO-Russia Founding Act of 1997, NATO also committed itself to refraining from permanently stationing “substantial combat troops” in the eastern alliance area. The planned long-term increase in NATO’s presence on the eastern flank could further increase tensions with Russia. At the NATO summit from June 28th to 30th in Madrid, the alliance partners want to discuss, among other things, a new strategic concept.
Source: Stern
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