Germany’s Scholz Focuses Ukraine Policy on Avoiding Nuclear War
- Chancellor cites risks of world war in defending German stance
- Scholz says EU gas embargo would not end war in Ukraine
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged to continue shipping weaponry to Ukraine, though insisted that he aimed to avoid an open conflict with Russia that could lead to nuclear war.
Scholz has come under intense pressure to increase military support to Ukraine, including sending heavy weapons such as tanks, and expand European Union sanctions against Russia to include oil and natural gas imports.