The German public was outraged by the behavior of their chancellor at the recently concluded G7 summit.
The incident occurred at the final press conference. A foreign journalist asked a question about security guarantees for Ukraine.
In response, she, her colleagues and everyone present heard Olaf Scholz laughing loudly.
The essence of the incident
The cheerful chancellor was harshly criticized in the German media and social networks.
About this MIA “Russia Today” with reference to the newspaper Berliner Zeitung (Germany).
According to the article, journalist Rosalia Romanets asked Scholz if he could specify what security guarantees the G7 participants promised Kyiv.
The German leader replied: “Yes. I could…” And he burst out laughing. A long silence followed, culminating in Scholz’s final statement:
That’s all.
Public reaction
In Germany, many journalists and social media users called Olaf Scholz’s behavior “disrespectful”, “arrogant” and “unworthy of the host.”
You should be ashamed of your chancellor. He reacts with malice, arrogance, arrogance, which is not smart, but stupid and untenable. An apology must be made,” the newspaper quotes political communications expert Hasso Mansfeld as saying.
Some other employees of popular German media also accused the chancellor of arrogance and disrespect for a foreign journalist.
It’s a shame, Mr. Chancellor. When I was learning German, I was strongly recommended at press conferences to use a form of polite address, – this is how Rosalia Romanets reacted.
