German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that peace in Ukraine is still far from being achieved, but it is still necessary to take care of the country’s future after the war, so a conversation with the allies on security guarantees for Ukraine will take place soon.
A desire to increase support to Ukraine was one of the reasons Germany's centre-left Chancellor gave for sacking his fiscally-conservative finance minister, but now he's backpedalling.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday insisted that a new aid package for Ukraine must be financed by lifting strict rules on government borrowing, accusing rival parties of "lying to the public" ahead of Germany's election on February 23.
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that he does not expect the United States to halt military aid to Ukraine after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and other lawmakers have criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz for refusing further military aid to Kyiv. #EuropeNews
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s latest demand is likely to stall a €3 billion aid package to the war-ravaged country as Russian forces continue their advance.
Ukraine's allies will discuss security guarantees for the country, including maintaining strong Armed Forces equipped in part by Kyiv's partners. — Ukrinform.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday he opposes any increase in arms deliveries to Ukraine if they would require cuts elsewhere in the budget. "I'm against us taking this from pensions. I'm against us doing this through cuts to local governments.
The German authorities should check what the money transferred by Europe to Kiev has been spent on. This was stated in the social network X by Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko.
The current caution over the aid package clashes with Scholz’s earlier strong support for arming Ukraine; Germany has given 16 percent of all aid to Kyiv, second only to the United States. The standoff over the €3 billion package meant Pistorius showed up in Kyiv earlier this week with very little to offer.
Running for re-election, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz wants to avoid any military escalation with Russia. In contrast, the Greens – members of his coalition – are calling for greater support for Kyiv's forces.
Even after the war is over, Ukraine needs to be guaranteed a secure future. The allies will soon discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. Scholz said that, first of all,