Scholz made an unexpected statement on Ukraine: we must be prepared

Scholz: the Ukrainian conflict will last longer than we would like

Olaf Scholz. Photo: Wikipedia.org.

The German publication Tagesschau cites a statement by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in which he called for being prepared for a longer conflict in Ukraine than the European Union would like.

According to Scholz, it is clear to everyone that we need to be prepared for the fact that this conflict “will last longer than we would like.”

Also, the newspaper reports, Olaf Scholz called on EU countries to supply Ukraine with more air defense systems Patriot.

Previously, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stated that Kiev still does not have enough air defense and asked Western partners to strengthen it.