Scholz: NATO not to become a party to conflict

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on Wednesday.

Scholz insisted that NATO would not engage in a direct military confrontation with Russia, saying the West would instead continue to tighten sanctions on Moscow.

"NATO will not become a party to the war," Scholz said, adding that allies in the US and the EU supported this position. 

He reiterated that Germany will not support Kyiv's demands for NATO-backed no-fly zone over Ukraine.