Russia's war against Ukraine is the biggest challenge for the German government. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated this on August 11 at a press conference in Berlin..

The war unleashed by Russia, Scholz called "

Scholz also announced the rejection of the previous course of Germany not to supply weapons to the crisis regions of the world.. He announced the recent transfer of modern German military equipment, including heavy equipment, to the Ukrainian army, which he described as "

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According to the German chancellor, " However, he did not call Putin a war criminal..

Answering a related question from a DW correspondent, Scholz said that " He recalled his visit to Ukraine and evidence of war crimes committed by Russian soldiers..

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As for Putin himself, as Scholz noted, "

Recall that in July, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz blocked the supply of 11 modern IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine.. Despite the fact that the Minister of Economy Robert Gabek supported the issuance of a license. the federal government did not consider the application of Ukraine for 3 weeks.