After warnings from Washington that China and Russia were negotiating drone and other weapons supplies, both Kiev and the EU are trying to calm down. On the sidelines of a cabinet meeting of the German government, which was also attended by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Commission President and Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed that there is currently no evidence of deliveries.
“We have asked them not to supply arms to Russia (…) and I am relatively optimistic that we will be successful with our request in this case. We are monitoring them,” Scholz stressed. Von der Leyen expressed reservations about sanctions against Beijing over military support for the Russian army. A journalist asked if the US had received concrete evidence that China was considering arms sales to Russia.
According to Scholz, Russian President Vladimir Putin underestimated the unity of the West in supporting Ukraine. “He misjudged the unity of Europe, the United States and all friends of Ukraine, as well as the constant supply of weapons that we make available to Ukraine,” Scholz said in an interview with US broadcaster CNN on Sunday. broadcast.
Germany “strongest supporter in continental Europe”
This allowed the Ukrainians to defend their country. “And they will be able to do so in the future,” said the SPD politician, reiterating that there would be more arms deliveries. “We are now and will remain the strongest supporter of Ukraine in continental Europe,” the prime minister said. “And that’s also because of the weapons, which we coordinate with the United States and other friends.” Last year, Germany somehow spent 14 billion euros to support Ukraine.
Source: Krone
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