Germany’s Scholz says sanctions won’t be lifted until Russia signs peace deal with Ukraine

Germany’s Scholz says sanctions won’t be lifted until Russia signs peace deal with Ukraine
May 3, 2022, 3:15 am

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Prime Minister of the Saarland (Photo: Scholz's official Twitter page)

The Asharq Al-awsat reported, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine will not be lifted until Moscow reaches a peace agreement with Ukraine. He added that it was for Ukraine to decide what peace it wanted.

Interviewed on ZDF public television, Scholz said Putin had miscalculated if he had anticipated that he might be able to gain territory from Ukraine, declare an end to hostilities and see Western countries drop sanctions.

Scholz said: "He didn't think his entire Ukraine operation through . "He didn't think Ukraine would resist like that. He didn't think we would support them to hold out for so long."

He continued on saying that "We won't withdraw the sanctions unless he (Putin) reaches an agreement with Ukraine, and he won't get that with a dictated peace."

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German chancellor added that he had no plans to visit Kyiv after a planned trip by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier had been dropped due to Ukraine's objections.

Source: aawsat

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