Putin faces defeat on all fronts in Ukraine – Scholz

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suffered defeat in Ukraine and has not achieved his goals. His attempts to weaken NATO have ended in failure, stated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to t-online.

Scholz noted that the Russian President has suffered defeat in Ukraine on all fronts.

“He wanted to subjugate all of Ukraine and establish a puppet regime; he wanted to prevent further rapprochement with the EU and weaken NATO as a whole,” said the Chancellor.

Instead, according to Scholz, things have turned out differently than Putin had planned.

“And today, NATO has two new members – Sweden and Finland. They are all investing heavily in their defense capabilities, and nearly all NATO countries have met the 2% target. Ukraine is a consolidated nation on its way to joining the European Union. It has a strong army, equipped by us, heroically defending against Putin’s forces,” he emphasized.

At the same time, Scholz noted that the current task is to establish the basis for a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine.

The Chancellor also added that he was ready to call Putin again. He mentioned that during a previous conversation, he assured Putin that Europe would not stop supporting Ukraine.

“Yes, I would talk to him… made it clear to him that he could not expect that our support for Ukraine would decrease,” he said.

Talks between Scholz and Putin

In November of this year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a telephone conversation with Putin. These were the first such talks in two years.

Later, Scholz said that Kremlin leader Putin had not changed his mind about the war in Ukraine. But he noted that it was worth talking to him.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reacted to the conversation between Scholz and Putin, saying that it would not help achieve a just peace. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed the opinion that Scholz’s call to Putin was a Pandora’s box.