Merkel breaks silence and condemns Russia's barbarous war

Former German cavalier Angela Merkel has made her first public address this year, breaking her calm to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, writes BBC, past Periscope.

At a event in Berlin, Merkel, who left office at the end of 2021, supported the work of the German government, the EU, the US and NATO, and others aimed at finding “the end of this barbarous war”.

“I solidify with Ukraine, attacked and occupied by Russia and support its right to self-defense”, she said.

Merkel, who has been criticised for her attempt to co-operate with Russian President Vladimir Putin during her 16-year leadership in office, especially on the Nord Stream 2 gas deal. However, the gas pipeline project was suspended by its successor, Olaf Scholz, two days before the Russian invasion began. /Periscopi/