On Saturday, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) launched its European election campaign in Hamburg, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and lead candidate for the European elections Katarina Barley both in attendance.
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00:00As EU election campaigns kick off in Germany, the war in Ukraine is a dominant topic.
00:06German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made efforts to alleviate public concern that Germany would be further drawn in to the conflict.
00:15Europe also for our economic future.
00:18And that's why we have to do something about the economic changes that lie ahead.
00:25Scholz said Germany would continue to stand by Ukraine's side under his leadership,
00:30with it being the second largest arms supplier to the country after the USA.
00:35However, he also said a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia should be avoided.
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