OREANDA-NEWS German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has distanced himself from international efforts to help Ukraine confront Russia and is now in a difficult position, Bloomberg writes.

Bloomberg also recalls that Scholz had confessed the day before that Germany lacked equipment to send to Ukraine. He also doubts the Kiev military's ability to use modern weapon systems and insists that Berlin will not directly participate in the combat operations in Ukraine.

Earlier it became known that in the German government there are growing disputes about the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine, and the indecision of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz may lead to his resignation.

The leaders of the opposition CDU/CSU bloc intend to submit a draft resolution to the Bundestag next week on the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine if Scholz fails to do so, Spiegel wrote.