Research source GC_OS01
Televised address on the Russian attack against Ukraine
- Author / issuing institution
- Olaf Scholz
- Publisher
- Bundesregierung
- Original publication date
- 2022-02-24
- Type
- official_english_transcript
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-17
- Language
- en
- Factual summary
- Scholz acknowledged citizens’ anxiety, described allied coordination and sanctions, and said the conflict should be prevented from spreading to other European countries.
- Reliability, relevance and limitations
- Content of an acute-crisis address, not proof of internal calm, military outcomes or the completeness of preparation.
- Passage reference
- Opening acknowledgement and allied-coordination passages
- Archival reference
- Not available
Linked profiles and claims
- Olaf Scholz
Crisis · GC_OS01-C1: Scholz acknowledged citizens’ anxiety, described allied coordination and sanctions, and said the conflict should be prevented from spreading to other European countries. — Passage: Opening acknowledgement and allied-coordination passages