[CYPRUS TIMES] Solts: "There is again the threat of war in Europe"

"There is again the threat of war in Europe" What German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said from the podium of the Munich Conference

"There is again the threat of war in Europe (...) What is at stake is peace in Europe," Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned from the podium of the Munich Security Conference, stressing that "the danger has not been averted".

"Every country is free to choose its allies."[/B]

The only possibility is negotiations, he said. Solts, referring to the Ukrainian crisis, reiterated on the one hand that "nothing justifies the concentration of so many soldiers on the border" and on the other hand that every country is free to choose its allies, "something Moscow had also accepted."

Moreover, he said, a casus belli on one issue cannot be implied. Ukraine's NATO membership) which is not even under discussion at the moment.

The Chancellor stressed once again that "further violation of Ukraine's sovereignty will have high costs for Russia", while noting that diplomatic channels must be maintained. We are in favor of as much diplomacy as possible, but without being naive," he said."

Source: APE-MPA

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