We have responsibility to prevent escalation - Scholz on threat of war between NATO and Russia

This is reported by DW.

At a meeting in Marburg on February 2, Olaf Scholz called the war in Ukraine "a long-conceived plan to expand the territory of the Russian Federation by force."

Scholz emphasized that Germany will make every effort to avoid escalation that will lead to war between Russia and NATO.  

"A war between NATO and Russia would be a terrible event. We are responsible for ensuring that such an escalation does not happen," the German Chancellor said.

• On January 29, it became known that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz would continue to communicate with the Russian dictator: the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine remains a requirement for negotiations.
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