German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that peacekeepers will not be sent to the demilitarized zone in Ukraine if a ceasefire is reached between Kiev and Moscow.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced questions from lawmakers in the Bundestag on Wednesday ahead of a confidence vote on December 16.
The German leader ruled out sending German troops to Ukraine, despite his foreign minister saying that peacekeepers could be deployed in a demilitarized zone if a ceasefire was agreed.
Scholz said it was too early to plan for an end to the war and that speculation was “completely inappropriate”.
Speaking during a NATO meeting in Brussels, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the German government was open to sending troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.
The Chancellor answered questions from German lawmakers about the economy, which has continued to deteriorate over the last three years of the coalition’s rule due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fallout from Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, which is likely beyond the government’s control.
Scholz also ruled out dismissing Economy Minister Robert Habeck despite the country’s poor performance.
His dismissal of Finance Minister Christian Lindner, just hours after US President Donald Trump was re-elected for a second term, was recorded as the event that brought the coalition government to an end.
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