Scholz: Sanctions Must Not Hit Europeans Harder Than Russian Leadership

Frank Jordans at AP tweets select comments from Chancellor Olaf Scholz's speech to the Bundestag:

• "German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praises "great bravery" of Ukrainian fighting Russian invasion, pledges that Ukraine "can rely on our help."
• Scholz cites financial support to Ukraine from Germany and EU, and the punitive sanctions imposed on Russia that he says are already taking a heavy toll on the Russian economy.
• Scholz says Germany will "end the dependence (on Russian oil and gas) as quickly as possible" but nobody is served if own economy is harmed by a boycott.
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says nobody knows how many people fleeing the war in Ukraine will come to Germany "but one thing is certain: the refugees are welcome here."
• Scholz says the war is destroying Ukraine, but that "with the war, Putin is also destroying Russia's future."
• Richard Walker at DW: "Scholz addressing German parliament - I hear the calls for a no-fly zone or a NATO peacekeeping force in Ukraine- We will not heed them- NATO will not enter this war- Anything else would be irresponsible- Sanctions must not hit Europeans harder than they hit the Russian leadership"