German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised citizens he would do everything in his power to ensure that Germany is not drawn into Russia’s war on Ukraine, in an address to parliament on Thursday. His comments came days after he authorized Kiev to deploy German weapons on Russian territory, a decision long resisted by Berlin over fears it could draw Germany into the war. “We have closely coordinated our response with our allies. Just as we always do,” Scholz told lawmakers in the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, following his government’s change of course. After long-held concerns about esca…