Schultz: We must tighten the sanctions, Russia must withdraw its forces
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during his visit to Estonia on Friday, declared that “Ukraine must be supported as long as necessary.” And the head of the German government added: “We need to tighten sanctions against Russia, which we also confirmed at the G7 summit in Japan.”
– currently in Ukraine There is a hot war going on, – Schultz emphasized, – so we must support Ukraine as long as necessary, because Russia He added that its forces should be withdrawn from Ukraine.
Referring to possible peace negotiations, Schulz said that the war should not turn into a frozen conflict. – For Ukraine to win, we support it militarily and politically. We need to tighten sanctions against Russia, as we also emphasized at the G7 summit Japan the counselor stressed German.
Olaf Schultz and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja KlassValda Kalnina / Pap / Eba
Scholz: Friends help each other when needed
The German Prime Minister also praised the good cooperation with it EstoniaLatvia and Lithuania are within NATO and the European Union.
Friends help each other in times of need. That is why Germany and other allies decided last year to deploy their units to the Baltic Sea in order to improve security. We must defend our allies. We are ready to defend every inch of NATO territory.
In Tallinn Scholz met Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and was a guest at a working dinner, which was also attended by Latvian Prime Minister Krizjanis Karens and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Zimoniti. According to the BNS agency, foreign policy, security policy and the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, energy policy.
Main image source: Valda Kalnina / Pap / Eba
