A marathon of critical summits is expected in the coming days for Europe and the world, starting in Brussels on 23 June with the EU Summit for the Western Balkans, with the G7 Summit in idyllic Elmau, Bavaria on 26-28 June and finally on NATO Summit in Madrid on 29 and 30 June. The main […]
Tag: Olaf Solts
Soltz: A partnership with Russia is unthinkable in the near future
“Europe stands united on the side of the Ukrainian people,” said Chancellor Olaf Soltz. – Russia. He also acknowledged that “we are too far away” from the Kiev-Moscow talks. “We will do everything to maintain an international order based on law and not violence (D.) but Ukraine and only Ukraine decides what is right for […]
Solts: ‘Prerequisite for domination and prosperity’ is the energy transition
Chancellor Olaf Soltz thanked German companies for their support of the “difficult economic situation” and spoke of the “solidarity price we are ready to pay”. He described the energy transition as a “condition of sovereignty and prosperity”. Speaking at the German Industry Conference, Mr Soltz reiterated that “Ukraine belongs to Europe”, a belief which, he […]
Putin fears the ‘spark of democracy’, says Chancellor Soltz
Vladimir Putin fears the “spark of democracy” that is spreading to his country, said German Chancellor Olaf Soltz, adding that the Russian president is trying to divide Europe and return to a world dominated by spheres of influence. Chancellor Soltz’s statement was made in an interview with the newspaper Münchner Merkur, which was published today […]
Solz rules out extension of nuclear disarmament process
As German Chancellor Olaf Solz sees it, there is no question of extending the operation of nuclear power plants to offset possible energy shortages due to cuts in gas supplies from Russia. “Experts are telling us: it’s not going to work,” Soltz said in an interview with the Münchner Merkur newspaper, the contents of which […]
Soltz: German energy policy was wrong
In an interview with dpa, Chancellor Soltz called for a solution to the Ukrainian grain and a dialogue with Moscow. Support for Merkel’s “policy of reconciliation” with Russia. Shortly after his trip to Kyiv and in view of a crucial ten-day period with an EU Summit (June 23 and 24), a G7 Summit at the […]
Solz calls on Russia to back down on grain dispute
German Chancellor Olaf Solz has urged Russia to help alleviate the global food crisis by allowing grain to be exported from Ukraine’s blockaded ports. “We have to hope, for the sake of the whole world, that an agreement will be reached,” Solz said, referring to ongoing talks aimed at building a grain export corridor along […]
Soltz: It is necessary to talk to Putin
German Chancellor Olaf Solz has said it is necessary to maintain contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as Moscow continues its war in Ukraine. “It is absolutely necessary to talk to Putin and I will continue to do so, as the French president will do,” Solz said in an exclusive interview with the German […]
Ukraine: Macron, Solz and Draghi return to Poland after visit to Kyiv
The three European leaders Emanuel Macron, Olaf Solz and Mario Draghi arrived in Peremisl, Poland by special train this morning after their visit yesterday, Thursday, in Kyiv, a journalist of the French Agency found. An hour before the train arrived at the Polish-Ukrainian border, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi visited the French president’s wagon for […]
Solz, Macron, Draghi, Johannes call for immediate ‘candidate country status’ in Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 18.42 Ukraine should immediately receive the “candidate country” status in the European Union, French President Emanuel Macron said on Thursday from Kyiv, where he met with German Chancellor Olaf Solz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Johannes. Macron, during the press conference given by the four leaders together with the […]