German Foreign Minister Baherbox: We shouldn't do Putin a favor right now.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock backed Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who refused sending German soldiers as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

“The soldiers will not be sent to this hot phase of the war,” said Annalena Baerbock (in an interview with the public broadcaster ZDF.

It, like Chancellor Scholz a few days ago, characterised the discussion of sending soldiers as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine as a very premature “”.

The “is a typical German discussion, talking about the 48th step before the first one,” said Backbox.

But she also stressed that securing a ceasefire in Ukraine is mainly the task of Europeans.

“Ensure peace is a European task. Decisions cannot be taken behind the backs of Europeans,” said Baerbock, alluding to continued talks between Russia and the US about Ukraine's future.

German Foreign Minister reacted to the start of negotiations in Saudi Arabia without representatives from Ukraine and European countries, and said Germany does not accept that approach. She also stressed that it is important at this moment to remain calm.

“Europe must consciously and clearly defend its interests,” stressed the Backback. Green Policy also underestimated the importance of the current talks in Riyadh, which, according to it, serve primarily for the establishment of contacts between Russia and the US.

“We should not make a big mistake now and do a favor to Russian President Putin by giving these talks more important than they have,” concluded Baherbox.

WAS after the meeting in Riyadh: US, Russia agreed to work towards peace in Ukraine