Putin’s war on Ukraine part of crusade against liberal democracy, says Scholz
by Philip Oltermann in Berlin from on (#64P32)
German chancellor's language hardens after Russian strikes on major Ukrainian cities
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The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has accused Vladimir Putin of waging a crusade against our way of life", in a shift of rhetoric days after heavy Russian missile strikes hit major Ukrainian cities.
They consider their war against Ukraine to be part of a larger crusade," Scholz said in a video address to a summit of European socialist, liberal and green politicians and thinkers in Berlin.
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