“Failing to capture all of Ukraine and withdrawing his troops from Kyiv, he is now bombing areas in the east, especially Donbass, and apparently believes that if he bombs everything there, then it can become part of the Russian Empire,” Scholz said. commenting on Putin’s plans.
According to the Chancellor, the economic sanctions that were imposed due to the aggression of the Russian Federation are already beginning to limit Russia’s development opportunities. Putin will be able to get rid of the sanctions only if he “withdraws troops and negotiates a just peace with Ukraine.”
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