German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a press conference following the European Union summit in BrusselsMOSCOW, 20 Jan. Senior researcher at the Center for European Studies at IMEMO RAS Vladimir Olenchenko commented on the demand of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Russia to recognize that «strength is in truth.» This statement by Olaf Scholz indicates that he does not know or understand the Russian mentality, not deeply understands Russian approaches. The statement is sonorous, but this is our philosophy, not European. The call to us to do what we live makes us bewildered, «the analyst said in an interview with RT. According to Olenchenko, Scholz was set up by someone from his entourage, slipping a quote from the movie «Brother 2». The expert also hopes that the chancellor will still be able to find a reasonable approach to Russia. Earlier, Scholz, during a speech at the World Economic Forum, called on Russia «to recognize that strength is in truth, and not vice versa.» He emphasized Berlin's determination to defend Ukraine in the event of «Russian aggression». that Russia has concentrated troops on the border with Ukraine. As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed out, the armed forces are moving within the territory of the state — this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Moscow emphasized that statements about «Russian aggression» are being used as a pretext for building up the NATO contingent in the border regions.
