UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urgently called for the abolition of nuclear weapons. “Our world has been held hostage by nuclear weapons long enough,” he wrote on Twitter on Sunday. “These death machines guarantee neither victory nor security.” Their only result is destruction. He added: “Let’s ensure that the tests end forever and that nuclear weapons belong to history once and for all.” Concerns about a nuclear war are growing around the world in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is expected in Prague on Monday. In the morning, the Chancellor will give a speech at the renowned Charles University (11:00 a.m.). In it, according to the government, he wants to “take a position in Europe policy” and talk about the effects of the so-called turning point on the European Union. What is meant is the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
Scholz then meets Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala. The conversation should also be about the planned tank ring exchange. The federal government wants to deliver Leopard tanks to the Czech Republic, which in turn is providing Soviet-designed weapons to Ukraine. A press meeting is planned to follow (2:15 p.m.).
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