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German police are investigating electrical tampering at the venue of the G7 Summit, where leaders of the world’s top democratic economies will discuss continued support for Ukraine.
Die Welt, Germany’s national daily, reported that local police are investigating dangerous tampering with distribution boxes at the scene of the upcoming G7 summit. A group of seven major democracies will meet at the Schloss Ermau Hotel in the Bavarian Alps from June 26th to 28th.
According to the newspaper, an electric box was recently operated, and a cable connected to the power box of an agency could be unplugged, resulting in electrocution of an employee. The area is already closed and employs approximately 18,000 police officers.
Due to the discovery of tampering, you will not be allowed to enter the closed area without presenting your certification until midnight on the day the summit ends.
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Police say they don’t anticipate a major riot, but Die Welt reports that there are some examples of politically motivated graffiti with the messages “move the G7” and “do not use the G7.”
In an interview with German dpa news agency released Saturday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to take advantage of a meeting with G7 leaders in the village of Bayerma next week to discuss the long-term outlook for Ukraine. Stated.
“We will continue to support Ukraine as long as we need it,” Schortz said. “We are the President of Russia [Vladimir Putin’s] The calculation doesn’t work. “
“President Putin clearly hopes that if he conquers enough land and the international community returns to business as usual, everything will be fine,” he added. “It’s an illusion.”
Mr. Schortz said he and his French, Italian and Romanian counterparts had talked with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday’s visit to Kieu about further weapons supplies to Ukraine, especially ammunition and artillery.
Mr. Scholz said the four leaders also supported the bid for Ukraine to join the European Union. Scholz said at a rally in Brussels next week that he hopes all countries will support him.
Earlier this month, the German Interior Minister ordered the borders to be more secure from June 13th to July 3rd in connection with the G7 Summit.
“This regulation aims to prevent potential perpetrators of violence from invading German territory,” the minister said in a statement. “Therefore, travelers will check during this period. We must expect to be targeted, “he added.
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The Ministry of Interior did not elaborate on what violent threats could be expected, but during the summit, several protests against the summit in the nearby town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Munich, the capital of Bavaria. Is planned.
Temporary border control is “flexible in terms of location and time” and is usually implemented “at the inner borders of Germany’s land, air and sea”, which falls under the Schengen Agreement of the European Union, allowing free travel. Become.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.