Germany's Scholz says Ukraine must help mend ties after president visit debacle

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday there was a "problem" in Germany's relations with Ukraine after the German president was stopped from visiting Kyiv last month, adding that it was up to Ukraine to help resolve the row.

"It is a problem for the German government and for the German people that the president was asked not to come," Scholz told reporters following talks with his cabinet.

"Ukraine must also play its part," Scholz said when asked how the tensions could be defused, but he did not give concrete examples of what Kiev could do to improve the situation.

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