Chancellor Olaf Scholz will make a government statement on the European Council in the Bundestag on Thursday. The explanation in the live ticker from FOCUS online.
9:22 a.m .: Now Scholz lists “reliable partners” and says how it was possible to compensate for the lack of gas deliveries from Russia. “We have exceeded the 95 percent gas level – that’s a big sign.”
9.20 a.m .: “This Russia under Putin is no longer a reliable trading partner,” says Scholz and denounces the lack of gas deliveries. “Putin thought he could blackmail us, but he miscalculated.”
9:19 a.m .: “830 million, more than every tenth citizen of the world, currently does not have enough to eat. Putin not only accepts this, he uses it as a weapon,” says Scholz, and demands “that we take your concerns about the consequences of the Russian war seriously if we want them to continue to stand by our side in the future.” One of the central ones The aim of the G7 presidency was to set up a global food alliance. “I’m glad we managed to do that.”
9.17 a.m .: “By last year we will have trained a brigade of 500 men,” says Scholz. This would underline Europe’s standing on Ukraine’s side.
9.16 a.m .: “We must now consider how we can support Ukraine in the reconstruction in the coming years,” says Scholz, speaking of a “generational task”. “We must provide input for an international Marshall plan for Ukraine.”
9:14 a.m .: “The referenda on the annexation were a farce, their results are null and void,” emphasizes Scholz and receives a lot of applause. 143 states have declared their opposition to the UN recognition, which is a clear sign. “The territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine must be guaranteed.”
9.12 a.m .: “With another package of sanctions, we have increased the pressure on Russia again,” says Scholz, and again condemns the “war crimes. With recruitment and mobilization, the war has finally arrived in the heart of Russian society. Many are fleeing and evading the call.”
09.10: “Artillery and air support are exactly what Ukraine needs,” said the Chancellor. “That’s exactly what we’re delivering.” The Russian rocket attacks of the last few weeks show how vital the support is.
9:08 a.m .: “Germany and Europe are going through the tests that Putin forced on us,” Scholz begins. “He threatens the world, wants to sow fear, divide and intimidate. He speculates on our weakness. But he is wrong: we are not weak.”
9:07 a.m .: Now Bas calls up agenda item 7: Scholz’s statement.
09:05: Bas speaks first about the crimes in Ukraine and the war taking place there. She focuses in particular on the rescue of Jewish refugees from Ukraine. “On behalf of the whole House, I would like to thank everyone who made this rescue possible,” she says to Roman Schwarzman, who is a guest in the Bundestag.
9 a.m.: Bundestag President Bärbel Bas opened the Bundestag session. Olaf Scholz will start his speech soon.
