German Chancellor Olaf Scholz offered the West to return to its pre-war "peaceful order" with Russia and resolve "all issues of common security" after the war in Ukraine if Kremlin leader Putin refuses to stop aggression against his neighbors.

The German leader said this in a speech at the Berlin Security Conference, writes The Times. 

The article notes that Scholz emphasized that today there is no question of resuming diplomatic partnership with Russia, as it "violated the peaceful order that we have been working on for many decades."

However, if Putin stops the aggression, then for Europe to restore "peaceful order" with the Russian Federation.

"And for Russia, this also means that it recognizes that there are open societies, democracies that follow a completely different path... In the end, there is no aggression on the part of the member states of the European Union, on the part of NATO, and all issues of common security can be solved and are discussed. There is readiness for this," said Scholz.

"We can return to the peaceful order that worked and make it safe again

if Russia has the will to return to this peaceful order

," he added.

How Scholz's attitude towards the Russian Federation changed

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the German chancellor has been one of the few EU leaders who has continued to maintain communication with Putin.

He hoped that talks would end the war.

His country was reluctant to provide military aid.

The situation changed after the discovery of the terrible crimes of the occupiers in Ukraine. 

In the 9th month of the war, Scholz became more categorical towards Russia.

In particular, on November 30, Sholtz 

said

that he would support Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor Russia until victory in the war.

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