Germany’s Merkel Criticizes EU for Not Talking to Russia
Merkel said effective diplomacy with the Kremlin requires real political power, as the European Union rejected her as a mediator and weighed other options.
- On Monday, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel publicly refused the European Union's proposal to serve as a mediator in peace talks with Russia, arguing that effective diplomacy with the Kremlin requires holding current political power.
- EU sources and experts had championed Merkel as a top candidate due to her Russian language fluency and past interactions with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, citing her diplomatic experience and perceived neutrality.
- Speaking at the WDR Europaforum, Merkel stated, "Personally, it would never occur to me to ask a mediator to go to Minsk in my place and speak with Putin there," rejecting the proposal outright.
- The European Union remains divided on a representative, having considered figures like Mario Draghi and Alexander Stubb after officials rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's suggestion of former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
- EU foreign ministers will discuss potential negotiators at a meeting in Cyprus next week, while Merkel criticized the bloc for failing to fully utilize its diplomatic potential to end the war.
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As Chancellor Angela Merkel has made terrible mistakes and helped Putin later invade Ukraine. Now she is in conversation as a peace mediator. A comment by Georg Anastasiadis.
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