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Scholz takes credit for ‘unanimous’ EU Ukraine vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz convinced Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to leave the room where the bloc’s leaders were voting on whether to open negotiations with Ukraine about joining the EU, he confirmed to reporters on Saturday, admitting the controversial tactic could not serve as a “universal solution.”  Scholz had …

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Scholz wants ‘immediately effective’ weapons for Ukraine

Germany plans to concentrate its efforts on providing Ukrainian forces with artillery pieces, munitions and air defense systems, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday following a closed government meeting. Berlin wants the weapons it sends to Kiev to be “immediately effective,” he said, adding that most Germans supposedly back the …

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Scholz explains Ukraine weapons refusal

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said Berlin is reluctant to provide longer-range munitions to Kiev out of concern over a possible escalation should Ukraine decide to use them to strike Russian territory.  In a wide-ranging interview with the German state-TV channel ARD on Sunday, the chancellor was asked why Berlin …

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Biden praises Scholz for ‘diversifying away’ from Russian energy

President Joe Biden hosted a White House visit from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, using the occasion to reiterate vows of inexhaustible military support for Ukraine to maintain pressure on Moscow for “as long as it takes.” However, besides the usual rhetoric and exchange of pleasantries, the leaders shared …

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Scholz voices tank plea

Germany has urged its European partners to make good on their promises to supply Ukraine with Leopard tanks. Few countries have stepped up to provide the German-made weapon, despite vocal demands for Berlin to authorize shipments to Kiev earlier this year. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, German …

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US provided ‘cover’ for Scholz on tanks – WaPo

The US devised a plan to commit M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in order to provide “cover” for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was reluctant to send the country’s own tanks to help Kiev, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing more than a dozen people familiar with the matter. …

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West should never quit talks with Russia – Scholz

The Western nations should never walk out of talks with Moscow, regardless of how big the “differences” between the two sides are, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Germany’s SZ newspaper in an interview published on Friday. Dropping out of any talks with Moscow would only make the task of ending …

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Germany should do business with Russia again – Scholz

Once Russia ends the conflict in Ukraine, it should be given a chance to do business with Germany again, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday. He repeated that Moscow must and will not win, however. A Russian government that ends the hostilities “needs a chance to restart economic cooperation, …

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Russian strikes in Ukraine ‘a response,’ Putin tells Scholz

Russian precision attacks against Ukrainian infrastructure are a necessary response to Ukrainian sabotage on Russian soil, including the bombing of the Crimean Bridge, President Vladimir Putin has told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The two leaders spoke on the phone on Friday at Berlin’s request, according to a statement released by …

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Germany ‘prepared’ for Russian gas shutdown – Scholz

Germany can cope with the current energy crisis, and is ready to deal with a potential Russian natural gas shutdown, the Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday. “We live in serious times… But we are prepared. Prepared, for example, for Russia to largely cut off gas supplies because of the …

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