The crisis situation in Ukraine was discussed, which lacks weapons and soldiers, and the United States is delaying its assistance. German tabloid “Bild” wrote about “antiputin pride”.
"After so many attacks abruptly pure harmony," commented the opinion-making magazine "Der Spiegel". These “attacks” are disputes between the leaders of France and Germany. On February 26, in Paris, Macron unexpectedly declared that NATO troops could be found in Ukraine. Scholz powerfully opposed this, and stubbornly refused to hand over the Taurus missiles to Ukraine, despite his disagreement with the 2 parties of his own government coalition. The dispute between the Chancellor and the president has intensified. On March 14, Macron said that no option could be excluded, besides sending land troops to Ukraine to just prevent Russia from winning. The Chancellor decided to invitation the Polish Prime Minister, due to the fact that he hoped that thanks to this he would ease arguments with France and act as the leader defending Kiev. The diary "Süddeutsche Zeitung" estimated that the leaders of France and Germany "had to trust on Tusk's therapeutic abilities".
Scholz and Macron first explained their differences in one's eyes. After 2 hours, Tusk joined them. The therapeutic talents of the Prime Minister from Warsaw have someway worked. The results of the talks were presented by politicians at a press conference, which became a real show of unity. 3 demonstrators held hands. “Der Spiegel” commented: “It is surely not the most pleasant minute for the Chancellor, whose physical gestures of intimacy are alternatively foreign. Yet he understands the importance of this image now.”
Three specifics agreed
"From now on, we will buy even more weapons for Ukraine, namely the global marketplace as a whole, which is an improvement; secondly, we will make the production of military equipment, besides through cooperation with partners in Ukraine; thirdly, we will establish a fresh coalition of capabilities for far-reaching rocket artillery in the Ramstein format", Chancellor Scholz stated. president Macron had previously demanded that military equipment for Ukraine be ordered only in the countries of the European Union. The defence ministers of the countries supporting Kiev will meet on 19 March at Ramstein Base to discuss details of the "missile artillery coalition". Tusk reported that he invited Scholz and Macron to Warsaw, where he would have talks with them in the early summer.
The diary of ‘Franfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’ stated that the increase in arms supply for Ukraine was the ‘smallest common denominator’ to which Macron and Scholz could agree. "The dispute in the German government coalition on supporting Ukraine will become increasingly fierce. Also, the differences between Berlin and Paris will not disappear, despite all the harmony for the show," comments “FAZ”.
France, Germany, Poland – The Weimar Triangle in the heart of Europe is simply a very crucial sign of our cohesion. More than ever, the regulation is: Our strength is our unity. Ukrainians and Ukrainians can depend on us. pic.twitter.com/pjTcIrk25d
— Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (@Bundeskanzler) March 15, 2024
