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In the Bavarian capital of Munich, where the Security Conference takes place, (16-18.02) on Saturday, the current world crises, the wavering of American support for Ukraine in the USA, the risk of the conflict spreading to the Middle East, the future of the transatlantic relationship are in the center. , Difficult China and Climate Change.
Chancellor Scholz in his speech to 50 heads of state and government from around the world at the 60th Security Conference clearly called on Israel before an expected ground offensive in Rafah against the terrorist Islamist Hamas to respect international law.
" We do not respect international law and its rules, just because we have signed some agreements. This is something according to our attitude that derives from humanity and how we want to be and how we want to see ourselves," he said.
Blinken: Israel has "tremendous chances" for a peaceful future
In Munich, the American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, the German Chancellor, Scholz, the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock assured Israel of support in the war against Hamas, which is categorized by the USA, the EU, Germany and other countries as a terrorist organization. But the demands of many countries have also increased for Israel, on the one hand, to better supply the civilian population in Gaza, and on the other hand, to seek a way to stop the fighting. Antony Blinken said in Munich that Israel has an "extraordinary chance" of a peaceful future if it finds amicable solutions with its neighbors.
Scholz: Germany determined to support Ukraine
In his speech, Scholz emphasized military aid to Ukraine and hopes for the war against Russia. Moscow "has not achieved any of its military objectives," Scholz said. The German chancellor further hinted, however, that despite the "extraordinary losses" large parts of the Russian military forces are "in operation". Therefore, Germany is "determined" to continue on the path of supporting Ukraine. Only if the Europeans are reliable in their support for Ukraine, "Putin will understand, that there will be no peace dictated by the order of Moscow."
Scholz called on the Europeans to be guided by the US for military aid to Ukraine. "A similar effort would be the least that any European country can do. Germany is, after the US, the largest military supporter of Ukraine. Scholz met within the framework of the Security Conference with the American vice president, Kamala Harris, the president of Israel, Isaas Herzog, the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia and the Jordanian King, Abdullah II.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg asked the US to deliver "what it has promised". And that it is an "absolute necessity" for the American Congress to decide as soon as possible on military aid to Ukraine. The longer this decision lasts, the more people encounter on the Ukrainian front, Stoltenberg said.
Zelensky: We lack weapons and artillery
The war in Ukraine set the tone for the second day of the Security Conference, but on Saturday the conflict in the Middle East was also discussed. For the first time since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and the Russian aggression, the Ukrainian president also spoke at the Security Conference. , Volodymyr Zelensky. During his speech in Munich, President Zelensky also spoke about the decision of the Ukrainian army on Saturday to withdraw from the eastern city of Avdijivka. He said it was a "professional decision" in order to "save as many lives as possible. The Ukrainian president linked Ukraine's lack of military successes on the battlefield to the lack of artillery and long-range weapons .This causes “our action to be limited.” Zelenski asked for more arms supplies.
According to Zelensky, Ukraine must regain its air power in order to succeed again on the war fronts against Russia. For this, more air defense systems are needed, Zelenski requested.
The death of the Russian oppositionist, Aleksey Navalny, also cast a shadow over the second day of the conference. The G7 Foreign Ministers held a minute of silence at a meeting of theirs within the conference. Zelenski called Navalny's death "a clear message" from Putin./ DW
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