German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in response to Donald Trump’s statements about "immediate" negotiations with putin, stated that an agreement to end the war in Ukraine must not be imposed on Kyiv. This was reported by the Telegram channel "DW Glavnoe".
"The next task is to ensure that there is no imposed peace", - Scholz said.
Transatlantic unity must be "always guaranteed", - Scholz also stated. "It is absolutely clear to me that there can be no solution in which the U.S. is not involved", - the German chancellor said.
He also ruled out, for now, the deployment of German troops to Ukraine, saying that "this is out of the question at the moment". At this stage, "it is unclear under what conditions Ukraine will be ready to agree to a peace deal", - Scholz clarified. At the same time, Ukraine "needs the ability to develop even after a peace agreement is reached", which means having "a strong army", larger than before the war and equipped with Western weapons, Scholz believes.
In turn, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius stated that Donald Trump's negotiations with putin on Ukraine are "regrettable". The U.S. administration made concessions to russia even before peace talks on Ukraine began, Pistorius emphasized. "In my opinion, it would have been better to discuss possible NATO membership for Ukraine or potential territorial losses at the negotiation table", - he added.