The former German leader called it a “killing argument” that he was accused of “vetoing” Ukraine’s membership in NATO.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she admires the courage of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, but strongly disagrees with his opinion that his blocking of Ukraine’s entry into NATO led to the war in Ukraine. Merkel said this on Friday, November 22, in an interview with Spiegel magazine.
Therefore, when asked by journalists if he felt that he was made a scapegoat on the issue of this war because of the blockade at the NATO summit in 2008, Merkel replied: “It’s not just a feeling, it’s a fact.”
The ex-chancellor recalled Zelensky’s invitation to him and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to go to Bucia after the terrible massacre, “clearly meaning” that their position in Bucharest had consequences for the tragedy this.
He called it a “killing argument” that he was accused of “vetoing” Ukraine’s membership in NATO. The former head of the German government believes that Putin will not accept the temporary status (MAP) as a deterrent.
“I admire Zelensky for his courage and determination during almost three years of war But I do not agree with him in Bucharest,” Merkel said. He noted that he has repeatedly warned that Putin believes there is an existential threat to Russia and that he has tried as much as possible to keep other former Soviet republics under control by fomenting chaos.
At the same time, Merkel said that she considers it necessary to try to resolve conflicts with Russia peacefully.
He admitted that since meeting Putin in 2000, “he never had any illusions about him.”
“He always had dictatorial tendencies, and his complacency often disturbed me. But I don’t think he intended to one day attack Ukraine when he took office in 2000. Rather, it was a development where we in the West must also ask ourselves ” Have we always done everything right,” said Merkel.
At the same time, he clearly emphasized that nothing can justify Putin’s attack on Ukraine. At the same time, Merkel made sure that she used all her strength to prevent the situation that arose today, trying to stop Russia’s advance in eastern Ukraine during the negotiations in Minsk in 2015.
When asked if she now recognizes that she was right not to stop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project from Russia, Merkel said that she considers getting cheap gas for the German economy one of her tasks.
Let’s remember that in her memoirs “Freedom”, which will soon be published, Merkel tried to justify the decision not to support Ukraine towards NATO.
Ukraine is not in NATO and Putin’s. Memories of Merkel
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