SPD politicians appeal to Olaf Scholz: “We cannot afford a Franco-German dispute. This is dangerous for Ukraine" There is a “deep-seated lack of understanding about each other,” says SPD MP Michael Roth.

In Europe, people are currently hiding behind each other and the Kremlin is grinning, says Roth. For Macron, it is incomprehensible that ScholZ has such a good relationship with US President Joe Biden, he says. "We often practice self-confident modesty," says SPD European politician Axel Schäfer.