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Merkel Calls for Renewed Europe-Russia Dialogue
(MENAFN) Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe should seek to restore dialogue with Russia while strongly condemning President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.
“There is absolutely no justification for Putin’s idea of restoring a defunct empire,” Merkel said in a recent interview.
“The step he took in February 2022, when he attacked Ukraine, will forever be linked to his name,” she said. “He destroyed the order that had been restored with great effort after World War II.”
Merkel added: “And Russia remains a country with which we must try to reopen a dialogue. But as for the fact that he violated the principles of law: that fact cannot be overlooked. That is Putin’s legacy—or his terrible testament.”
Merkel served as Germany’s chancellor from 2005 to 2021, making her the country’s longest-serving postwar leader after Helmut Kohl.
During her time in office, she maintained a firm public stance against Moscow while also arguing that communication with the Russian government remained necessary. She was among the Western leaders who spoke most frequently with the Kremlin, often holding phone conversations with Putin, and consistently maintained that the conflict in eastern Ukraine could ultimately be resolved through political negotiations.
“There is absolutely no justification for Putin’s idea of restoring a defunct empire,” Merkel said in a recent interview.
“The step he took in February 2022, when he attacked Ukraine, will forever be linked to his name,” she said. “He destroyed the order that had been restored with great effort after World War II.”
Merkel added: “And Russia remains a country with which we must try to reopen a dialogue. But as for the fact that he violated the principles of law: that fact cannot be overlooked. That is Putin’s legacy—or his terrible testament.”
Merkel served as Germany’s chancellor from 2005 to 2021, making her the country’s longest-serving postwar leader after Helmut Kohl.
During her time in office, she maintained a firm public stance against Moscow while also arguing that communication with the Russian government remained necessary. She was among the Western leaders who spoke most frequently with the Kremlin, often holding phone conversations with Putin, and consistently maintained that the conflict in eastern Ukraine could ultimately be resolved through political negotiations.
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