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One day before Germans go to the polls in the European Parliament elections, Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed his support for war-torn Ukraine. “Russia will not get away with its imperialist plans,” the Social Democratic (SPD) chancellor said in his weekly video message published on Saturday. “Putin must realize that he cannot win his brutal campaign. That there can only be a just peace for Ukraine.” Polls ahead of Sunday’s vote show the SPD with about 15% of the vote – roughly the same as seen for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Besting the SPD would cement the AfD’s status as G…

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