Ukraine will prevail as Europe did in 1945, Scholz says in VE Day speech
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from World news | The Guardian on (#5Z0FJ)
German chancellor draws parallel with second world war defeat of Nazi dictatorship in TV address
Ukraine will prevail over Russia as freedom prevailed over Nazi dictatorship in 1945, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, will say in a TV address to mark the 77th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, in which he accuses Vladimir Putin of falsifying history.
In the speech, which will be aired on German TV at 8:20pm CET (7.20pm BST) on Sunday, Scholz says the legacy of 8 May" for his country must be to help to ensure that there will never again be genocide or tyranny in Europe.
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