an hour agoMerkel: I had no power to influence Putin
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Former German cavalier Angela Merkel has defended her policy against Russia before the invasion of Ukraine in February, saying its power to influence Russian President Vladimir Putin was over. She has said she has tried to organise talks between Russian President and French President Emmanuel Macron in the summer of [...]
She has said she had tried to organise talks between the Russian president and French President Emmanuel Macron in the summer of 2021.
But I had no power anymore. Everyone knew, in the fall I'd leave”, she said.
After four mandates as Chancellor, Merkel left office in December 2021. She made a final visit to Moscow in August 2021.
She said that “for Putin, only power is worth”, the BBC reports.
