Germany rejects "peace under dictation" on conditions imposed unilaterally by Moscow.


German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this after a visit to Kyiv, the ARD TV channel has reported.

He called "Putin's illusion" the Kremlin's expectations that Russia will be able to seize part of Ukraine and then wait for a change over time.

It is necessary to get Russia to abandon its plan to "seize parts of Ukraine with brutal violence" and its "imperialist concept of changing countries' borders," Scholz said.

The anchorwoman pointed out that French President Emmanuel Macron, in a speech during his visit to Kyiv, spoke of supporting Kyiv until Ukraine wins, while Scholz stated that "it is impossible to have peace imposed by Russia. The chancellor responded by calling the possibility of such a peace "an illusion of Putin," who believes he "can seize the land and wait for times to change."

"This is an illusion, and I told Putin so. For example, sanctions on Russia will remain in effect until the country reaches a fair agreement with Ukraine. It is the conditions of peace will be decided by the residents, the parliament, the president of Ukraine," Scholz said.

Recall that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Romanian President Klaus Johannis on Thursday, June 16 visited Kiev for the first time since the war began.

During their visit, the leaders visited Irpin.