After Merz, Bas now also wants to go to Ukraine – concerns about Scholz had probably initially held them back
Created: 05/05/2022, 10:18 am
By: Franziska Schwarz
Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) is apparently planning a trip to Ukraine.
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After the CDU leader, the President of the Bundestag is said to be traveling to Kyiv - a traffic light premiere in the Ukraine war.
The news ticker on reactions from Germany.
Ukraine conflict: According to a report, Bundestag President Bas (SPD) wants to travel to the war zone.
CDU leader Merz was already there – Chancellor Scholz (SPD) and Foreign Minister Baerbock (Greens) not yet.
But will she also meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy?
Probably not.
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According to a report by
The Pioneer
portal, Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) is considering a visit to Ukraine at the weekend.
Bas could meet Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk in Kyiv on May 8, the portal reported on Thursday, citing information from Ukrainian parliamentary circles.
According to the protocol, the President of the Bundestag is the second highest representative in Germany after Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Bas has the desire, at the invitation of her counterpart Stefantschuk, to commemorate all the victims of the Second World War and to hold political talks with him, said a spokeswoman at the request of the dpa news agency.
Trip to Kyiv in the Ukraine war: Bas allegedly wanted to let Scholz go first
According to the
Pioneer
report, Bas has had plans to visit Kiev for some time.
But you initially wanted to let Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) go first.
However, he has now announced that he does not want to travel to Ukraine for the time being.
Scholz justified this with annoyance that Steinmeier was not welcome there because of his Russia policy during his time as foreign minister.
Members of the federal government have not visited Ukraine since the Russian invasion of the country, unlike leaders of the EU and many EU member states.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) has not traveled to Ukraine either.
On the other hand, CDU leader Friedrich Merz met in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, among others.
(AFP/dpa/frs)
