Scholz: "Ukraine will not survive if Putin's 'peace' plan comes to fruition"
He said that anyone who believes Putin watches too much Russia Today
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is betting on war and does not want any peace. Chancellor Olaf Scholz made this statement in the Bundestag (German parliament).
Earlier, Putin offered to give up four regions to Ukraine to end the war. This includes those areas of the Ukrainian regions that are not occupied by the Russians. According to BILD's calculations, this would mean surrendering 26,000 square kilometres without a fight, which is the same as the territory of the entire country.
"The situation is clear: Putin continues to rely on war and rearmament. No one can turn a blind eye to this. And this is most clearly reflected in his so-called ceasefire proposal. It should not even be called that. But it is worth looking at what this proposal contains. It is not only a ceasefire, but also the return of territories that Russian troops have not yet occupied illegally. Ukraine is also being asked to demilitarise and refuse any future military assistance. Anyone who believes that the country of Ukraine will survive this and that a lasting peace in Europe will grow out of it must be watching too much Russia Today," Scholz said in a speech to parliament.
"Unfortunately, Russia does not want peace. It is Ukraine, which was attacked, that wants peace. A just peace without subjugation and fear of new aggression," Scholz said.
On 14 June, before the peace summit in Switzerland, to which Russia was not invited, Putin announced his conditions for ending the war against Ukraine. He said that to end the hostilities, Ukraine should "withdraw its troops" from the territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions within the administrative borders. He also demanded that Ukraine refuse to join NATO.
Background. Earlier, Olaf Scholz noted that his party's popularity had fallen due to its support for Ukraine. However, he stressed that "there is no alternative to changing the government's policy towards Ukraine".
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