Support for Ukraine Amid Winter Challenges

But if I give the promise to people in Ukraine, we

stand with you as long as you need us,

then I want to deliver. No matter what my German voters think,

but I want to deliver to the people of Ukraine.

And this is why, for me, it's important to be always very frank and

clear. And this means every measure I'm taking,

I have to

be clear that this holds on as long as Ukraine

needs me. We are facing now wintertime, where we will be challenged

as democratic politicians. People will go on the street and say,

"We cannot pay, pay our energy prices." And I will say,

"Yes, I know. So we help you with social measures."

But I don't wanna

say, "Okay, then we stop the sanctions against, uh,

Russia."

We will stand with Ukraine, and this means the sanction will stay

also in wintertime, even if it gets really tough for p- politicians