The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, assured this Monday that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is afraid of "spark of democracy" that could catch fire in Russia.
"That is why for years it has been trying to dissolve NATO and the EU. He wants to return to a policy of zones of influence, but he will not be able to do it"he stated in a message posted on Twitter.
For Scholz, Putin "leads the fight against democracies", He has pointed out in an interview with the newspaper ‘Muenchner Merkur’ that has been partially published this Monday as an advance.
putin should "to accept" the growth of a community of democracies and constitutional states "near your neighborhood" and withdraw its troops from Ukraine. "It is clear that a peace dictated by Putin’s grace is unacceptable"he stressed, while asserting that the European sanctions against Russia will last "as long as it takes".