German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed this Sunday that his country will not allow the war in Ukraine to become a conflict between Russia and NATO, after meeting with the Chilean president as part of his tour of Latin America.
“We contributed to the fact that there was no escalation of the conflict, since this would have serious consequences for the whole world. This would lead, for example, to a war between Russia and the NATO countries, it is not going to happen, we are going to avoid it”. with all our efforts, we have achieved it so far and we will continue to achieve it”, said the head of the German government.
“It is about supporting Ukraine, it is about having a serious debate to make the decisions that must be made and it should not be a competition (to know) who sends more weapons,” he argued.
“It is our obligation”
Olaf Scholz explained, in Santiago de Chile, that he and his American counterpart Joe Biden “(refuse) to send troops to Ukraine” to avoid an escalation of the conflict.
The German chancellor also said on Sunday that her country will not send fighter jets to Ukraine. And after several weeks of hesitation, Berlin finally agreed to send 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukraine.
The leader recalled that Germany “provided its support, like other countries, in the form of financial, humanitarian and arms deliveries. It is our obligation.”
“No country supports Ukraine more than Germany,” added Olaf Scholz. Chilean President Gabriel Boric, for his part, promised to “contribute (multilaterally) to peace.”
Source: BFM TV
