Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said President Vladimir Putin is “destroying” Russia’s future by continuing its destructive invasion of Ukraine.
Speaking on Wednesday, Scholz called for an immediate cease-fire and said Ukraine could rely on Germany’s help.
Germany has been criticized for a lackluster response to the war in Ukraine, and had reportedly tried to block the sending of weapons to Ukraine ahead of the invasion which began on Feb. 24, CNBC reports.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy berated German lawmakers last week when he addressed the German Parliament, the Bundestag, saying Germany had prioritized economic relations with Russia.
“We saw how many ties your companies still have with Russia. With a state that just uses you and some other countries to finance the war,” Zelenskyy said.
“You probably do not all notice yet ... You are behind the wall again. Not the Berlin Wall. But in the middle of Europe. Between freedom and slavery,” he said.
