June 14, BPN. Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to absorb neighboring territories such as Belarus and Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told reporters, according to Deutsche Welle.
Therefore, it is important to have a very specific conversation about security guarantees for Ukraine, he said.
He made a similar remark in May, when he argued that the attack on Ukraine stems from an imperialist concept. Putin believes that both Ukraine and Belarus should become part of Russia, he said.
In Scholz’s view, Europe is in danger when a stronger country can attack a weaker one and grab its territory.