Germany’s Scholz is ‘simple-minded’ on Ukraine – Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister has criticized the German chancellor for failing to grasp the reasons behind the conflict | German Chancellor Olaf Scholz “is known for his simple-minded ideas,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said at a press conference in Vientiane, Laos. He was commenting on a statement by Scholz earlier in the week on the possibility of rejecting the deployment of US missiles in Germany if Russia ends its military operation against Kiev. ● Berlin and Washington announced earlier in July that US cruise missiles will be stationed in Germany from 2026. Deployment of nuclear-capable weapons had been banned under the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which Washington withdrew from in 2019. Russia abided by the treaty for several years after the US withdrawal. However in June, President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow might resume production of previously banned missile systems in response to the “hostile actions” of the US.
💬 Lavrov said, “no one asked Scholz whether the Germans want this deployment or not.” “He again, simple-mindedly, when the news came out, said: ‘I welcome the US decision to deploy the missiles in Germany’… he did not [even] hide the fact that the decision was American,” the minister stated.
👉 Putin warns of reciprocal response to US missiles in Germany (RT.com)
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