Germany will not get involved in the Ukraine conflict but will continue to supply Kiev with weaponry, Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said
The comment comes amid a public discussion on whether Berlin should provide long-range Taurus missiles to Kiev.
Speaking at an event organized by the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper on Friday, Scholz was asked whether there is a danger of Germany becoming “actively involved in the war.”
He replied that it is his “aim to prevent this” and that this is why there are “no German soldiers in Ukraine, and there won’t be any.”
The chancellor said, however, that Berlin will continue to supply Ukraine with weapons.
He added that each decision in this respect has been taken cautiously and in coordination with allies.
According to Scholz, the West does not want the conflict to develop into a “war between Russia and NATO.”
