German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met the press together with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin after meetings in Germany.
Here, the German Chancellor commented on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
– Was furious
Warns
“No one can assume that Russia will not attack other countries,” Scholz said, according to the news agency Reuters.
The three heads of state also discussed a possible Finnish and Swedish NATO membership.
Scholz said that if the two countries decide to join the defense alliance, they can expect German support.
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Storm of criticism
The recent German Chancellor has been subjected to a storm of criticism from both his own party colleagues and allies, and from political dissidents.
Among those who have been hardest hit is opposition leader Friedrich Merz of the German Christian Democrats (CDU).
Last week, he fired at his own prime minister, saying he was procrastinating on the decision to send heavy weapons to Ukraine unnecessarily, and said Scholz was cowardly.
“Chief lieutenants” and “Putin’s henchmen”
On Sunday, it became clear that Merz has decided to travel to Kyiv in protest of his own prime minister’s lack of action, who has still not visited Ukraine, writes The Guardian.
Germany has already sent large quantities of anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles, ammunition, grenades and mines to Ukraine.
On Thursday last week, however, it became clear that the prime minister had bowed to the pressure, and agreed to let Ukraine buy German weapons. The decision was supported by a broad majority in the German Bundestag.
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