Germany won't accept Putin-dictated Ukraine peace — Scholz
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told lawmakers that Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a mistake if he thought Germany would stop supporting Ukraine. His speech, which preceded an EU summit, also touched on Gaza. Scholz outlined Germany's objectives for the upcoming meeting on issues such as Ukraine Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Germany's lower house on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had made a serious error if he thought Germany would relent in supporting Ukraine. Scholz's speech to the Bundestag preceded an EU summit in Brussels to focus on support for Ukraine, the situation in Gaza, and EU enlargement. What Scholz told the Bundestag on Ukraine Scholz said Germany was determined to help Ukraine defend itself from Putin's ambitions. "If the Russian president believes that he just has to sit out this war and we will weaken in our support, then he has himself miscalculated," the center-left Soc...