The German Chancellor is convinced that Ukraine “had no right to do so.”
Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz no plans a visit to Ukraine in the near future and considers it wrong for Kyiv to refuse to receive President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He stated this in an interview with the public broadcaster ZDF.
Commenting on a possible visit to Ukraine, he mentioned the refusal of the Ukrainian presidential administration Volodymyr Zelensky to accept German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and said that it “hinders the case.” .
“You can't do that. It cannot be said that a country that provides so much military assistance, so much financial assistance, is needed when it comes to security guarantees that are important for Ukraine's future, but the president of this country cannot come, “Olaf Scholz said. The German government will not go to Kyiv.
At the same time, Scholz assures that he never hesitated on the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine.
“I always decided quickly, after consulting with allies. But my course is that we act prudently and with a clear mind, “he said.
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Recall, April 12, Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Ukraine opposed his visit to Kiev with the presidents of Poland and Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia.
In response, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that The Office of the President of Ukraine has not received a request from the Office of the President of Germany on the visit of the German President to Ukraine and added that in the conditions of war and daily deaths in Ukraine, our state has the right to allow itself to “accept and be among those leaders of countries that really support it.”
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has even been threatened with resignation due to his unstable position on heavy arms supplies to Ukraine. In particular, he personally deleted heavy weapons from the supply plans, and stated that he would not agree to this.
