Ukraine will have to “
fight for 100 years
” against the consequences of the current war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned on Wednesday May 11, drawing a parallel with those of the Second World War in his country.
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“
Those who live in Germany know that the bombs that fell during the Second World War are still being discovered today and that the bomb threats continue
,” Olaf Scholz told a press conference in Berlin.
Before warning: "
Ukraine will therefore have to prepare now to fight for 100 years against the consequences of this war
".
"
We know that such wars have long consequences, all the bombs that are dropped now will remain for a long time
" in the ground, said the Chancellor who specified that Western countries will have to "
work together for the reconstruction
" of Ukraine .
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Germany remains riddled with unexploded bombs that are often discovered on construction sites, 77 years after the end of World War II.
Last December, a bomb weighing some 250 kg exploded on a construction site near Munich train station in southern Germany, injuring four and interrupting rail traffic.
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