German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for Germany and Europe to make a bigger effort when it comes to defence, in a statement to mark two years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Russia is not only attacking Ukraine, it is also destroying peace in Europe,” Scholz said. Ukraine would be supported in its self-defence “for as long as necessary,” he said. “And we, Germany and Europe, are doing more – and must do even more – so that we can defend ourselves effectively.” NATO, he argued, was the best guarantee of defence “on both sides of the Atlantic.” Scholz pointed to increased…