Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed Germany’s commitment to its alliance with the United States on Monday, during his first visit to Washington as chancellor. “We are close allies and act in a coordinated way and in unity as far as current crises are concerned,” Scholz said upon arrival in the US capital and ahead of talks with President Joe Biden. “And for that reason, it is important that Germany, the US, NATO and the European Union all argue in the same way,” he said in reference to the Ukraine crisis. “There will be a very high price to pay if Ukraine is attacked militarily.” Scholz said the…