“I will do everything to prevent an escalation that would lead to one World War III. “There must be no nuclear war,” he said Olaf Solts and defended his government’s choices regarding the delivery of arms to Ukraine. He declared the availability of Germany as a guarantor power and asked once again immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops.
THE peace in Ukraine “It is possible only if the Russian troops withdraw,” Solz said in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine, which will be published tomorrow. “There must be a ceasefire, there must be a withdrawal of Russian troops,” he said, adding that a peace deal was needed to secure Ukraine’s right to self-defense. “We will equip them in such a way that their safety is guaranteed. We are available as guarantors. “There will be no dictated peace, as Vladimir Putin has long had in mind,” he said.
For Olaf Solz, the key issue in this conflict is NATO not to develop into a war zone: «I will do everything to prevent an escalation which could lead to one World War III. “There should be no nuclear war.”
Answering questions about the criticism he personally accepts about her reluctance of to deliver heavy weapons in UkraineOlaf Solz reminded that Germany – like dozens of allies – already has deliver anti-tank weapons and anti-aircraft weapons, ammunition, vehicles and a lot of material from the reserves of the armed forces. It is, he explained, an armament that directly helped Ukraine in its defense struggle. “We see it in the military successes of the Ukrainian army,” he said, noting that the choices of the German armed forces were “largely exhausted.” He also clarified that in cooperation with the defense industry and in consultation with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, a list of equipment that can be delivered quickly has been drawn up. “Why did not you do everything in your power to support Ukraine militarily?” partners (Greens, FDP), note that Ukraine is assisted with equipment that can be used immediately, without long training. “The fastest way to do this is with weapons from the former Soviet stockpiles, with which the Ukrainians are well acquainted,” he said, referring to the agreement with partners from the former Eastern Europe to deliver equipment to Ukraine which would then be be replaced by Germany.
As for his party’s SPD stance on Russia, the chancellor sees no reason to reconsider in a self-critical manner. “Since the time of Adenauer, there has been this distorting and slanderous presentation of the European and Russian policy of the SPD, something that bothers me. I support any discussion of future posts. “But I refuse to enter into this debate on the basis of a lie.” He even said that it was the policies of the two SPD chancellors, Willy Bradt and Helmut Schmidt, which resulted in the disappearance of the Iron Curtain and the democratization of many Eastern European countries so that we are now united in the European Union. “It has always been a policy based on a strong German armed forces and cohesion with the West. “This is the tradition I support,” Mr Soltz told his party’s Ostpolitik.
Referring to Russia, however, Olaf Solz expressed the belief that “for a long time he has been walking the path to totalitarianism.”
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