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Scholz fears global damage from Russia’s attack on Ukraine
STORY: Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of causing global damage with the Russian attack on Ukraine. The war intensifies the economic and social problems that have already existed worldwide as a result of the corona pandemic, Scholz said on Saturday at an SPD election event in Essen. O-TON OF FEDERAL CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ (SPD) “It not only threatens Ukraine, it not only destroys human lives, roads, infrastructure, houses, hospitals there. It also destroys the future of Russia. That is President Putin’s big, big mistake. ” Putin miscalculated, said the SPD politician. They will continue to support Ukraine, including with weapons for defense. Scholz referred to the former SPD Chancellors Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt. They knew that one had to be strong oneself so that violence could not break the law. That’s why they are talking to each other in NATO and are now also strengthening the Bundeswehr, he said, referring to the planned 100 billion euro fund for the equipment of the Bundeswehr.
The war intensifies the economic and social problems that have already existed worldwide as a result of the corona pandemic, Scholz said on Saturday at an SPD election event in Essen.