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Status: 01/23/2023 04:28 am
The Ukrainian President announces new measures against favoritism. SPD politician Wiese protects Scholz from criticism from coalition circles on the tank issue. The developments in the live blog.
2:02 a.m
SPD parliamentary group leader defends chancellor against criticism from traffic lights
In the debate about possible main battle tank deliveries to Ukraine, the deputy chairman of the SPD parliamentary group, Dirk Wiese, defended Chancellor Olaf Scholz against criticism from within the coalition. “Within the traffic light coalition, we are working together constructively and in a coordinated manner under the leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in this challenging situation. However, individual deviations should not be overestimated,” said Wiese of the “Rheinische Post”. “Rather, you should now keep your nerve and not make decisions on the basis of gut instinct.” All of the current measures are used for prudent and preparatory planning in the event of a possible decision to supply leopards, “but do not anticipate this decision,” said Wiese. This is being done in close coordination within the alliance and with the clear red line that NATO will not become a war party. “Haste haste to go it alone would be the opposite of acting responsibly in these times,” said Wiese.
12:42 a.m
Zelenskyj does not want to tolerate corruption in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not want to tolerate widespread corruption in Ukraine. “I want this to be clear: there will be no return to what was in the past, to the way various people close to the state institutions, or those who have spent their whole lives with it chasing an office chair,” says Selenskjy in his evening video address. Important decisions should be made this week. The government had accepted the resignation of a deputy minister who was the subject of a bribery case. The Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Resnikov has also become the focus of allegations of corruption. According to a newspaper report, the military allegedly procured food at greatly inflated prices. Reznikov’s defense ministry denies this. A parliamentary committee is investigating the allegations.