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A |     German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in hot water over a curt response to a reporter’s question about Ukraine.,Scholz spoke in Elmau, Bavaria on Tuesday, where he gave a closing statement on the results of the G7 summit. He was asked by a Deutsche Welle reporter about whether he could give any specifics on security guarantees Germany was prepared to provide Ukraine. “Yes, I could,” Scholz said, smiling, and falling still. “That’s it,” he added after seconds of silence.,- Chancellor Scholz, could you give us some concrete information about the security guarantees to be issued for Ukraine after the war? - Yes I could…. That's it.pic.twitter.com/NxgoVN2yL0— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) June 28, 2022,The curious exchange went viral online, and sparked what Berliner Zeitung characterized as a “sh*tstorm” of criticism, with Norddeutscher Rundfunk journalist Markus Grill calling the answer “incomprehensible” and “just arrogant toward a foreign journalist.”,Rosalia Romaniec, the Polish-born Deutsche Welle reporter who Scholz snubbed, took to Twitter to call his reply “a shame,” and to stress that “the question was meant very seriously.”,Other media ripped into Scholz as well, with Bild characterizing his comments as an “arrogant attack.” Markus Decker, a reporter for the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland broadcaster, complained that “you just don’t treat a journalist asking a perfectly legitimate question in a friendly tone in such an arrogant manner. Neither as a human being nor as a chancellor.”,Government spokeswoman Christine Hoffmann dismissed accusations that Scholz behaved ‘arrogantly’, telling reporters on Wednesday that the chancellor sees no need to apologize, and that he has addressed the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine several times already.,Scholz Rejects Kiev’s Attacks Over Pace of Arms Transfers, Says Weapons Aren’t ‘Cars From Dealers’21 June, 13:59 GMT,Scholz also found defenders online, with one Twitter user discussing the video explaining that it was a “stupid question,” because “the guarantees are still being discussed.” “Ah, the famous German humor. It’s no laughing matter,” another quipped. “Sorry, that’s his attempt at German humor. He is too provincial to understand how this looks to a foreign audience,” a third chimed in.,Berlin announced its intention to provide security guarantees for Ukraine earlier this month, but has not yet explained them in any detail. Instead, Scholz has focused on the economic support that his government has committed to Ukraine, including tens of billions of euros for budgetary support, humanitarian aid, and weapons, including advanced self-propelled howitzers, anti-aircraft tanks and missile systems.,The chancellor is known for his occasional curt responses to questions. In an interview with the ARD broadcaster soon after the G7 summit on Tuesday, after being asked a longwinded question on whether he had any advice for Germans on everyday tips for saving energy, Scholz replied simply “Nope.”,Germany has been caught between a rock and a hard place of difficulties amid US and EU demands to tighten sanctions on Russia, and the European industrial giant’s reliance on Russia for a substantial percentages of its oil, gas, metals, and other key energy and material resources. German economists and business leaders have warned repeatedly in recent months that attempts to sever economic ties with Moscow would lead to severe economic consequences.,Scholz personally has taken a great deal of flak from Kiev and the Ukrainian ambassador in Germany, and accused of stalling the delivery of heavy weapons. He brushed off these suggestions last week, telling his critics that “anyone who thinks that weapons of war are available like cars from a dealer is wrong.”,G7's Unity Check: Western Nations Split Over Russia Sanctions, Economic Crisis, Say Scholars26 June, 16:51 GMT。    The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of U.S. employers.Premiums for both family and single plans climbed 7% after barely rising in 2022, according to a report Wednesday by KFF, a nonprofit that researches health care issues.Later this fall, companies begin their annual coverage enrollment window for 2024, and health care experts say another price hike could be coming.“It’s hard to imagine that there won’t be another year of health care cost increases, at least at the level we’re seeing right now,” said Paul Fronstin, director of health benefits research for the Employee Benefit Research Institute.Employer-sponsored health insurance is the most common form of coverage in the United States. KFF says almost 153 million Americans have it. Companies generally pay most of the premium — 70% or more in many cases.That can soften the impact of price hikes on employees. Coverage costs also are taken out of paychecks before taxes, which helps mitigate the financial pinch workers may feel, noted Fronstin, who was not involved in the KFF study.KFF noted that premiums climbed roughly with wages and inflation. The wider economy has felt those two pressures for more than a year, and now they are starting to affect health care costs, said Gary Claxton, a senior vice president with KFF. He noted that there can be a delay because health care contracts can keep costs stable after prices start rising in other parts of the economy.Fronstin said health care provider consolidation also can drive up care costs, which ultimately affects premiums. He also thinks the U.S. health care system — with its limited capacity to treat people — is still catching up on providing care that was delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic.“There’s only so much room for catch up,” he said. “I don’t believe colonoscopy centers are running 24/7 to catch up.”___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.。

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