“Europe is living in a state of emergency, it is literally a matter of life and death,” Chancellor Olaf Solz told Stern. He warns in a dramatic tone about the danger of a nuclear escalation of the war in Ukraine.
Referring to the potential of Russian nuclear weapons and the threats of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the chancellor stressed that “in view of the war, everything must be taken into account and we must not have any illusions about Putin.” It’s the German government’s job, he says, to prevent the use of such weapons.
“This is why decisions require a vigilant mind. We must not act hastily, hoping that things will not be so bad. But it is literally a matter of life and death,” said Olaf Soltz. “At the moment, we are in a dangerous, even dramatic, situation.” Many, he points out, fear that the war will spread to EU countries.
In the same interview, the chancellor once again promised that Ukraine would have German support until the complete withdrawal of Russian troops and stressed that Ukraine itself would decide to lift the sanctions imposed on Russia.
“Only Ukraine will negotiate peace with Russia, no one else. But the real problem is that we are still far from that. But others will not decide on behalf of Ukraine,” he said, praising the Ukrainians’ resistance to Russian invasion, “with bravery and intelligence.” “The fact that the Ukrainian people are united against the invader is a great state achievement for President Zelensky,” he said.
In the interview, Olaf Soltz once again distances himself from his predecessor Gerhard Schroeder, stressing that he has “neither communication nor relationship” with him. “He has a life of his own and this life is idiosyncratic,” he said, referring to the former chancellor’s relationship with the Russian regime.
Asked if he would again refuse military service today and choose alternative social service, as he did in the 1980s, when he served 16 months without a gun in a nursing home, Mr Soltz said no. “Definitely not. Today I see things differently,” he admits, recalling that as a member of parliament he is “confident” of approving many foreign missions of the German armed forces. “I could not do that if I had the same ideas I had 20 years ago,” he says.
Source: AMPE
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