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Olaf Scholz is becoming Putin’s most valuable ally

German chancellor Olaf Scholz (Photo: Getty)

If you think that Boris Johnson’s parties in Downing Street constitute a serious matter of state, you might want to take a look at what is happening in Germany right now. Olaf Scholz has been caught red-handed misrepresenting facts about weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Behind the scenes, he is busy frustrating efforts to help the country, while pretending to be outraged about Vladimir Putin’s aggression.

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Wolfgang Münchau
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Wolfgang Münchau
Wolfgang Münchau is a former co-editor of Financial Times Deutschland and director of Eurointelligence.

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