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"... That's why we must defend our values and our peace with all the means we have, to be on the right side of history. We must act, and we must act now." (Subtle message to

Chancellor Scholz who's speaking next!) 2/

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Wow, Scholz now with a very bold statement that won't survive a fact check: "We will continue to support Ukraine with arms deliveries. Germany is doing this MORE INTENSIVELY THAN ALMOST ANYONE ELSE & will continue support as long as it's necessary to repel

aggression." 3/

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(My 50 cent: Saying this in the Baltics, whose support for Ukraine in relation to GDP absolutely dwarfs Germany, sounds pretty arrogant. Also in total terms other countries have delivered more weapons; and heavy

weapons still have to arrive to

) ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-aga 4/

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Confronted by a reporter with widespread criticism over

weapon deliveries, Scholz doubles down: "Germany is one of the most important military supporters of Ukraine. No one else is providing as much as Germany is doing. There are a few that also do a lot, like the U.S." 5/

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Scholz, seemingly vexed, adds: "The considerable, massive and far-reaching support from Germany makes a very central contribution to Ukraine's ability to defend itself to this day." Says there's an "accumulation of not quite correct claims" about lacking

support for

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Asked whether he would approve export of German-made Leopard tanks from Spain to Ukraine (as Madrid is planning, according to El País), Scholz says "no such application has been received" by Berlin so far but vows to "carefully examine" a potentially forthcoming request. 7/

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Lithuanian Pres Nausėda spoke via an interpreter, so usual caveats apply, but it sounded like he replied to question about

weapon deliveries by saying that “it could be worse.” But he acknowledged Scholz’s commitment to deliver more “according to the commitments made.” 8/

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Support for Scholz from Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš: "Germany has been very, very helpful to Ukraine in this situation. Not only financially, but also militarily." 9/

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Clear divide between Scholz and Baltic leaders whether one should regularly speak to Putin via phone:

Chancellor said it's "of utmost importance" to tell Putin "again and again" that he can't impose a "dictated peace" in Ukraine & that EU sanctions will only be lifted... 10/

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...if there's a peace deal "that is right from the point of view" of the Ukrainian president, parliament and people. "That is what I am doing. Whoever holds such talks must be steadfast and have a clear point of view, and that is exactly the case when we talk to each other." 11/

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Yet the Baltic leaders push back against Scholz argument to talk to Putin. Lithuania's Nausėda: "We in Lithuania think that it is impossible to talk to the leader of a state that is trying to redraw the European map in the 21st century." 12/

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Latvia's Kariņš: "Putin will only start talks when he realizes that he's starting to lose the war. So we have to give him this impression." Estonia's Kallas: "We should not worry so much about what Putin wants, but rather about how we can help Ukraine to continue fighting." 13/

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Scholz about risk of famine in Africa due to blocked Ukrainian grain exports: "It is Russia's responsibility that this danger exists. It is not the sanctions, it is the Russian war against Ukraine that is causing us to have these problems now." 14/

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Scholz said the U.N. and partners are "trying to find solutions" to exporting grains from Odessa but stressed that any potentially cleared transport routes through the Black Sea must not be "misused for Russian military aggression against Ukraine through these corridors." 15/

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"Nobody supplies [weapons to Ukraine] on a similar scale as Germany does," Scholz said. This chart shows that — while being ahead of Canada, France or Italy — Germany still falls behind Poland, the United Kingdom and, by a large extent, the United States. 16/

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Scholz, once again, defends Germany over Ukraine support, Putin talks

Here's our story: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday was again forced to fend off criticism over Germany’s arms deliveries to Ukraine and his insistence on talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin. 17/

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‘Nobody supplies [weapons] on a similar scale as Germany does,’ German chancellor says, despite evidence to the contrary.

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Talk cheap

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Beim Schwindeln erwischt. Man kann sich als Bürger nur noch schämen. Deutschland war mal ein Land der Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaftler. Offensichtlich nimmt unser BK an, wir hätten alle in Mathematik eine Fünf bzw. Sechs gehabt?

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Jūratė Levina

@JurateLevina

Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz

Except that UK is actually sending help. And Boris went to Ukraine.

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ist schlicht ein Lügner. Gut, von Politikern muss man das gewissermassen erwarten. Scholz setzt da ganz neue Massstäbe. Der einzige Russe, der sich vor Scholz fürchten muss, ist Schröder - Scholz ist auf den besten Wege, ihn aus dem Aufsichtsratsmandat u zu drängen

Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz

@_eMaX_

Wittmann kommt in seinem Artikel in der Welt (danke

@ClancysSon

!) auf einen interessanten Gedanken.

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Scholz should try a new career in standup comedy.

Alexander Sh

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