Olaf Scholz

"Now, this was an act of war, pure and simple... against Germany. And...President Joseph Biden, at a press conference in the presence of the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, said this is going to happen if Russia invaded Ukraine. And, of course, he was asked, well, how do you do this? I mean, how can you how can you be so confident that Nordstrom will be killed and Biden said, well, just, you know, trust me, it’s going to happen. And so she, bilingual, the Reuters reporter, turned to Scholz – and this is not widely available now for obvious reasons – and she said, well, I mean, do you agree with that? I mean, hello, how do you feel about this? And this hack, this political hack said: we do everything together. We do everything together. We will be together on this now. So... that interview is available in Germany.... I describe Olaf Scholz as kind of the epitome of the abused spouse. Stands there and is abused not only by his master, Joe Biden, but also by this hack that he has as foreign minister. Her name is Baerbock. She is the the most vociferous of all the people saying that we are...at war with Russia.... Here it is exactly to the month, 90 years later. Will the German people acquiesce in their industry, and then their bodies being frozen out this winter? Or will they rise up and say: “Look, Mr Scholz, you don’t know what the hell you’re doing, and neither does Baerbock. Get out of here!”, and replace that government?"

"It is only a matter of weeks before Omicron is dominant here (in Germany)."

"It was Putin who chose this war (2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine), not the Russian people, so we must see clearly that this is Putin's war."

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a turning point. It is our duty to do our best to support Ukraine in defending itself against Putin's invading army."

"We will have to invest more in the security of our country to protect out freedom and democracy."

"It's cynical to tell Ukrainians they should defend themselves against Putin's aggression without weapons."

"It is very important to send a new signal of confidence and hope that this (Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo) accession (into the European Union) process is wanted by the EU (European Union) with great seriousness, and that it also has a realistic chance if everyone makes an effort."

"I am not going to join the queue of people who do a quick in-and-out (of Ukraine) for a photo opportunity. If I go (to Ukraine), it will be about concrete things."

"[if Beijing] tightens international production chains' dependence on China, [Berlin will] dismantle one-sided dependencies [where needed. German manufacturers are already sourcing] important raw materials, some rare earths or certain cutting-edge technologies [from other partners]."

"Changing borders by force is not acceptable."

"Most of the citizens of this country certainly wished that the next health minister would be a specialist, really good at what he does, and that his name would be Karl Lauterbach — and it will be."

"We are putting all our weapons on the table to show that we (Germany) are strong enough to overcome any economic challenge that this (COVID-19) problem might pose."

"Wer bei mir Führung bestellt, muss wissen, dass er sie dann auch bekommt."

"Wir Sozialdemokraten verkörpern die Perspektive, dass diese Bürger kein unabänderliches Schicksal haben. Viele von uns kommen aus kleinen sozialen Verhältnissen und haben sich durchgeboxt."

"Millionen Menschen in diesem Land verdienen wenig, viel zu wenig, und gehen trotzdem jeden Tag zur Arbeit, oft ihr Leben lang. Das sind für mich die wahren Helden unserer Zeit."

"An der Erwerbsarbeit hängen Identität, Selbstachtung, Zugehörigkeitsgefühl."

"Der 24. Februar 2022 markiert eine Zeitenwende in der Geschichte unseres Kontinents. [...] Die Welt danach ist nicht mehr dieselbe wie die Welt davor. Im Kern geht es um die Frage, ob Macht das Recht brechen darf, ob wir es Putin gestatten, die Uhren zurückzudrehen in die Zeit der Großmächte des 19. Jahrhunderts, oder ob wir die Kraft aufbringen, Kriegstreibern wie Putin Grenzen zu setzen."

"Für meine Regierung gibt es keine roten Linien mehr bei all dem, was zu tun ist. Es gibt nichts, was wir ausschließen. Das kann man während einer großen Naturkatastrophe, einer Gesundheitskatastrophe wie einer Pandemie nicht machen. Der Schutz der Gesundheit der Bürgerinnen und Bürgern steht über allem."

"Polizeigewalt hat es nicht gegeben, das ist eine Denunziation, die ich entschieden zurückweise."

"Wir [,die Regierung,] wollen [mit dem Ausbau der Ganztagsbetreuung] eine kulturelle Revolution erreichen.[...] Und vielleicht kann man das so sagen: Wir wollen die Lufthoheit über den Kinderbetten erobern."

""Das sozialdemokratische Projekt besteht ja darin, dass man in einer globalisierten Welt niemanden zurücklässt. Ich finde das in dem berühmten Liedtitel "You'll never walk alone" zusammengefasst."