Merkel: Perhaps Putin was waiting for my departure to invade Ukraine

Germany's former Congresswoman Angela Merkel estimates that it is possible that Russia's President Vladimir Putin was waiting for her to leave power to begin the invasion of Ukraine.

The “may be that my departure has contributed to this, as well as the elections in France and the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, as well as the impasse of negotiations in Minsk”, Merkel has told the RND.

She has indicated that her influence on Putin had disappeared shortly before the mandate ended.

It was clear that I would not be in power, so I have to admit that a series of attempts last year did not bear fruit”.