Germany's Foreign Minister Blasts Scholz's SPD Over Wavering Support For Kyiv

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on September 7 accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) of watering down support for Ukraine just two weeks before a key state election. Baerbock, a member of the Greens and a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its war against Russia, was speaking at a party meeting in the eastern city of Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg. Baerbock said she had counted on Brandenburg Premier Dietmar Woidke to continue supporting Ukraine but was dismayed after the regional chapter of the SPD wavered on supplying arms to the country in a preelection indicator for voters. The document in question saw the SPD respond "neutral" to the statement: "Brandenburg should work to ensure that Germany continues to supply arms to Ukraine."