Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine “in the strongest terms”. It was “a blatant breach of international law” and “cannot be justified by anything,” said Scholz on Thursday.
“Russia must stop this military action immediately,” demanded the Chancellor and announced close coordination within the G7, NATO and the EU for Thursday.
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Scholz spoke of a “reckless act” by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This is a terrible day for Ukraine and a dark day for Europe,” he said. “Our solidarity is with Ukraine and its people.”
Putin said on Thursday night that he had made the decision to launch a “military operation” in Ukraine. Explosions were heard shortly afterwards in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and other cities. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia had launched a “large-scale invasion” of Ukraine. (AFP)
