The former chancellor did not rule out the possibility of mediating for Ukraine, “but not now.”
“Must no one to take Putin “Seriously,” warns the former chancellor Angela Merkel in an interview at Editorial Network Germany.
At this point, Merkel reiterated her support for the chancellor’s policy Olaf Solts, saying that he “believes that it is right for the West to take a stand in favor of the existence of Ukraine, without participating in a direct military confrontation.”
Asked if Putin waited to invade Ukraine until he was in power, Merkel said: “My departure may have contributed, like the French election, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the stalemate in the implementation of his agreement. Minsk “.
Merkel admitted her own weakness at the end of her term: “It was clear that I would not be in power for long, and so my various efforts over the past year have not had no effect (…) “Putin was no longer ready for summits.”
In an interview, she did not rule out the possibility of mediating later in the Ukrainian conflict, but clarified that “the question is not being asked at the moment.”
Merkel reiterated her support for the chancellor’s policy Olaf Solts, saying that he “believes that it is right for the West to take a stand in favor of the existence of Ukraine, without participating in a direct military confrontation.”
