Friedrich Merz, the potential next chancellor of Germany, condemned Russian missile strikes on Ukraine as war crimes, particularly focusing on an incident in Sumy that killed at least 34 people, including children. He characterized these attacks as deliberate, mentioning a second strike that targeted emergency responders. Merz emphasized the misinterpretation of peace discussions as weakness and expressed support for supplying Ukraine with Taurus missiles, contrasting with outgoing Chancellor Scholz's more cautious approach to military aid. Scholz labeled the attacks as barbaric, echoing the urgency for accountability against such aggressions.
"There are two waves of attacks, and the second arrived as emergency workers were taking care of the victims," said Merz.
"Our willingness to discuss with him is interpreted not as a serious offer to make peace, but as weakness," said Merz.
Scholz, a member of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), earlier called the attack on Sumy 'barbaric' and said: 'Such attacks show Russia's claim to want peace for what it really is.'
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