Germany's Scholz to warn Russia of 'heavy consequences' if Ukraine attacked, source says
The Hindu
“The chancellor will make clear that any attack on Ukraine will have heavy consequences.”
The German chancellor will tell President Vladimir Putin at a meeting this week that Russia will face "heavy consequences" if it attacks Ukraine but Berlin does not expect concrete results from the discussions, a government source said on Sunday.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to Kiev on Monday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and to Moscow on Tuesday to meet Mr. Putin as part of diplomatic efforts to ease tensions.
The United States has said the Russian military, which has more than 1,00,000 troops massed near Ukraine, could invade at any moment. Russia denies having any such plans and says its actions are a response to aggression by NATO countries.
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