Germany cannot trade with Ukraine in relations with Russia, says the president of Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has asked the German Chancellor Olaf Scholzilta full support for Ukraine. Zelenskyi believes that Scholz is too concerned about what the aid will cause for German-Russian relations.
– His [Scholzin] and his government must make a decision: they cannot trade with Ukraine-Russia relations, Zelenskyi said The Guardian (switch to another service) by.
Although Germany has provided substantial financial and military assistance to Ukraine during the Russian invasion war, the Scholz government has been criticized for its slow delivery of aid both at home and abroad. Many critics have pointed out that Germany has been much slower to deliver aid to Ukraine than, for example, the United States or many smaller European countries.
Scholz has rejected the criticism, pointing out that the use of advanced howitzers, such as those offered by Germany to Ukraine, requires extensive training before they can be introduced.
According to media reports, Scholz might be visiting the French president Emmanuel Macronin and the Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghin with Kiev on Thursday. This would be the Federal Chancellor’s first visit to Ukraine since the start of the war.
Scholz has declined to comment on the news.