Angela Merkel’s career as German Chancellor, known for her Putin connection, is seen in a new light because of the war started by Russia. He hadn’t just talked about it before Tuesday.
Berlin
German long-time Chancellor Angela Merkel, 67, gave an interview for the first time on Tuesday night after his career as chancellor and the war started by Russia. Merkel said she had been discussing Russia’s impending attack on Ukraine in the last days of her career.
“It was clear to me that it would not be good,” he said of the situation on the Ukrainian border.
Supplier Alexander Osangin the interview on the stage of the Berliner Ensemble was headlined in words What kind the land is on (Was also ist mein Land)which was also the title of Merkel ‘s speech on the anniversary of German reunification last year.
The sold-out public event started at 9 pm Finnish time.
Merkel unequivocally condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“There is no justification for the attack.”
At the event, Merkel answered questions about Ukraine quite extensively.
He explained why he wanted to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO in 2008. According to Merkel, Ukraine was then a completely different country than it is now, politically completely divided.
“I knew that democracy in Ukraine still needed to develop.”
Merkel said directly to the Russian president Vladimir Putin would not have allowed Ukraine to join NATO, but would have attacked the country.
Regarding European security policy efforts, Merkel said she could at least not be blamed for the company’s lack of commitment.
“We did not succeed in creating a sustainable security architecture for Europe.”
According to Merkel, there is a lot to consider and enough for historians.
Supplier the first question for Merkel was what belongs to her.
“Personally, good is heard,” Merkel said.
He has spent a lot of time on the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the area of his former constituency in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
He said he would have imagined the period after his career as chancellor to be different and said he was shocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Merkel said she will always remain a political person, even if she is not in daily politics.
Merkel statements about the Russian offensive war have so far been scarce, but interest and criticism of him is now even greater.
Merkel spoke a week ago as long-time director of the German trade union federation, DGB Reiner Hoffman at the retirement. It was his first public speech since his career as Chancellor.
At the time, Merkel condemned Russia’s “barbaric” war of aggression, but made no comment on her own political career and relationship with Russia.
Merkel served as German Chancellor for 16 years and was considered a particularly good expert on Russia and even the only leader in the Western world that Putin listened to and respected.
During his career as chancellor, Merkel criticized Putin’s Russia on several occasions, but on the other hand, Germany’s dependence on Russian oil and gas imports only strengthened during his term. According to media reports, Germany has also exported weapons to Russia since the occupation of Crimea.
Merkel long-term foreign policy adviser Christoph Heusgen said in April In an interview with HSdid not himself believe in advance that Russia would invade Ukraine.
According to Heusgen, Putin was also difficult to assess recently during Merkel’s term, as Putin became very isolated because of the coronavirus pandemic, did not meet with Western leaders and “began to believe in his own fantasies”.
Heusgen says he considered Putin a realist in the past, even though he knew this was not a Democrat and did not care about international law. He has admitted that Germany has misjudged Russia.
Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier has admitted miscalculations in German policy towards Russia.
“We’ve stuck to the bridges our partners warned us about,” he said in April.
The news is being updated.
Read more: Merkel’s ex-adviser: Isolated Putin became a wreck who began to believe in his own fantasies and can never be trusted again
Read more: Former Chancellor Merkel responds to Zelensky’s criticism: Defended last year’s decision to block Ukraine’s accession to NATO
#Germany #failed #create #sustainable #security #architecture #Europe #Merkel #answers #questions #time #start #Russian #offensive #war
