Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) announced that he would like to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin again soon. He also spoke to him after the war started, Scholz told the Evangelical Church Congress in Nuremberg.
A prerequisite for a “just peace” is for Russia to withdraw its troops, Scholz said. “That’s what needs to be understood.”
There were isolated calls from the Kirchentag public to “negotiate”. Scholz responded, “It’s okay to negotiate. The question is, who’s negotiating with whom and about what.”
The Federal Chancellor also emphasized religious freedom in the Congress of the Evangelical Church:
At the Congress of the Evangelical Church, Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized his responsibility to protect the faith. He also called for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
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“That we consider every step and that we don’t go it alone. We felt committed to this principle from the beginning.” Borders in Europe must not be moved by force.