BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – twenty eighth March, 2022) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says NATO doesn’t have a aim of implementing a “regime change” in Russia.
“This is not the objective of NATO, nor that of the US president”, Scholz stated in an interview with the German ARD broadcaster, including that he had mentioned the difficulty with US President Joe Biden on the White House and each of the leaders agreed {that a} “regime change” in Russia isn’t a NATO coverage aim.
Scholz added that Germany helps the unfold of democracy however believes that it’s as much as the individuals and nations to battle for it.
The chancellor additionally stated that Germany will work on eliminating dependence on Russian vitality imports and expects its dependence on Russian coal and oil to considerably diminish already this 12 months.
During his Saturday speech in Warsaw, Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power.
” A White House official stated on Saturday that Biden’s comment didn’t endorse a regime change in Russia however moderately advised that “Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region.”
Asked by a reporter whether or not he was calling for a “regime change,” Biden stated “No,” when leaving a church service in Washington on Sunday.
The West scaled up its strain on Moscow after Russia launched a particular navy operation in Ukraine within the early hours of February 24. The transfer got here after the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) appealed for assist in defending themselves towards the Kiev forces. Russia stated that the purpose of its particular operation is to demilitarize and “denazify” Ukraine and that solely navy infrastructure is being focused – the civilian inhabitants isn’t at risk. Moscow has repeatedly harassed that it has no plans to occupy Ukraine.
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