The German chancellor said aid is needed for the stability of Ukraine, but added that it is not a long-term solution to the conflict. Meanwhile, a US journalist has been detained in Russia.
Scholz supports continued European aid for Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterated the importance of financial aid for Ukraine on Thursday.
"We have a clear stance here: This aid for Ukraine, for the financial stability of the country, we will have to provide this jointly as Europeans," Scholz told the German parliament.
However, he added that such aid was not a long-term solution.
He added that "this cannot all be solved with additional funds."
Scholz also took a swipe at Russian President Vladimir Putin for condemning the deaths of Palestinian civilians in Gaza as Israel attacks Hamas — deemed a terrorist group by the US, the EU, Germany and others — while himself presiding over the invasion of Ukraine, in which thousands of Ukrainian civilians were killed.
"It makes me more than furious to hear the Russian president repeatedly warning that there could be civilian casualties from an armed conflict," Scholz told lawmakers.
"It doesn't get more cynical than that," he said.
Source: DW
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