2023-12-09 14:09:52
The German Chancellor Olaf Scholzhas hinted this Saturday that the ukrainian war could last until 2025at the same time that he guaranteed German support, which – according to him – may have to be increased if other allies “fail”. “No, this war will probably not end as soon as we would like,” he stated during his speech at the Congress of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) that started this Friday in Berlin. “That’s why we have to be able to continue doing what we do now (support Ukraine), this year, next year and the year after that,” he added.
Scholz has admitted that for Germany it represents “a great financial challenge“, but has committed “with complete clarity” to continue supporting Ukraine in its self-defense against Russia with financial means and with arms shipments. He recalled that Germany is the second largest taxpayer in this regard behind the United States and has noted that “if others falter, our contribution may have to be even greater. This week Republicans have blocked an aid package to Ukraine in the United States Senate for value of 60,000 million dollars (about 55,000 million euros) which according to kyiv is crucial for the country’s defense.
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The coalition of social democrats, greens and liberals led by Scholz is mired in a budget crisis after a ruling by the Constitutional Court left a hole of at least 17 billion euros in the 2024 budgets. However, the chancellor has made it clear that there will be no cuts in the support games for Ukraine and his party defends suspending the fdebt reindeer again for 2024 in view of the emergency situation triggered by that conflict.
In his speech, Scholz once again condemned the “imperialism” from Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We do not want to live in a world in which a large country dominates and decides what happens in another small neighboring country. We want the small countries Don’t be afraid of your big neighbors. “That is what peace and security in Europe consist of,” he stressed.
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