Scholz: Putin must understand he will not win the war in Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin must realise that he will not triumph in Ukraine and that his troop withdrawal is necessary before peace talks are held, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. My guess is that Putin will not succeed with [...]
My “Picture, it is necessary for Putin to understand that he will not succeed with this invasion and his imperialist aggression that he must withdraw troops”, Scholz told CNN.
This is the basis for talks”, he added.
Scholz said he believes Ukraine is “ready for peace”.
Asked about a possible deal to end the war maybe from Ukraine, acknowledging that it will not recover the Crimea or part of the eastern Donbas region é Scholz said decisions can only be made with Kiev's involvement.
We will not make decisions instead. We support them. We told Ukraine they could go for membership in the European Union. They are working to make progress on all criteria that are important for this”, he said.












