“Power of Democratic Alliances”
Scholz: G7 stand “steadfastly on Ukraine’s side”
06/28/2022, 12:28 p.m
At the end of the G7 summit, Chancellor Scholz emphasized that the states would continue to stand by Ukraine. The meeting shows the determination to counter Russian aggression.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has assured Ukraine of the support of the G7 round of leading democratic economic powers. The G7 stand “closely and steadfastly on the side of Ukraine,” said Scholz at the end of the G7 summit in Elmau, Bavaria. “We support the country in its defense and offer it a perspective for the future.”
Scholz spoke of an important G7 summit at a very special time. The meeting impressively demonstrated unity and determination to counter Russian aggression. Russia has been at war with Ukraine for 125 days, said the Chancellor.
As a group of economically strong democracies, the G7 condemn this merciless war. The rocket attack on a shopping center in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk this Monday, which left many dead and injured, is further proof that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is maintaining his brutal aggression towards the population,” criticized Scholz.
Billions against hunger
According to Scholz, the G7 countries are also working together to combat hunger in the world. That had “become an even greater challenge due to the Russian attack on Ukraine,” said the SPD politician. “We currently have 345 million people who we know do not have enough to eat. That is four times as many as live in Germany.
The climate crisis, the pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine have exacerbated the problems again, said the Chancellor. In many African countries in particular, the food crisis has become an “existential threat”. “That’s why we want to act, which is why we have forged a global alliance for food security.” In the fight against an impending hunger crisis, the G7 countries committed themselves at the summit to providing a further 4.5 billion US dollars for global food security. Development organizations complained that the commitments were not enough.
“Power of Democratic Alliances”
From Scholz’s point of view, the summit also demonstrated the strength of democratic states. The results demonstrated “the great power of democratic alliances,” said Scholz. “Elmau was very good for the G7 and the countries that cooperate with each other here.” The time was well used.
It was also important that the leading democratic economic powers did not keep to themselves, but brought countries such as India, Indonesia, Argentina, Senegal and South Africa to the table. A new consensus was formulated together – “at eye level, because that’s very, very important,” said Scholz.