Germany`s new Chancellor, Olaf Scholz appears to be consolidating his tough standing in Putin`s invasion of Ukraine. This comes on the heels of his recent statement insisting that the war must not end according to the whims of caprices of President Putin.
According to the Europeans leader, Vladimir Putin will not be allowed to dictate peace in Ukraine. The Germany’s Chancellor made this comment on Thursday in Davos Switzerland during the World Economic Forum.
He vowed that that his country will continue backing Ukraine. He also vowed to continue to push the Russian president to negotiate seriously with Kyiv, so as to end his invasion of Ukraine.
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The German Chancellor said the following:
“It is a matter of making it clear to Putin that there will be no dictated peace,” said Scholz. “Ukraine will not accept that and neither will we.”
BACKGROUND
On the 24th of February, President Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine in an attempt to quickly seize the capital, Kyiv and topple the government of President Zelensky.
Military analysts and Western intelligence have agreed that the Russian leader has projected to achieve this ambition with the first week of the invasion. However, this has not been so, as the Ukrainian people and the military have resisted Putin with all their might.
With moral, financial and various supports from the West, the Russian military have suffered heavy damages, including the loss of lives and equipment to the less equipped Ukrainian army.
