Merkel: Putin takes seriously, not bluffing with nuclear weapons.

Former German cavalier Angela Merkel has raised concerns about nuclear threats from Vladimir Putin in his speech, which announced a further escalation of the conflict.

Merkel, called on the international community to take Putin's words seriously and not view them as a bluff, which focused on the need to defend Ukraine's territorial sovereignty, as well as co-ordinated actions.

Speaking Tuesday, opening “Helmscanzler Foundation” (“ - Helm - Kohl-Stiftung”, Merkel referred to, among other things, the war launched by Russia in Ukraine, but also the Kremlin's powerful.

His “words should be taken seriously”, said the former demographic Chancellor, adding: “Take your words seriously and not reject them as a blow in the first place is not a sign of weakness or calm, but a political demonstration of intelligence”, which “corresponds to preserving a maneuvering limit or, at least, something equally important, in creating a new “.

Merkel referred to former German scientist and her mentor, Helmut Kohl, as a politician who possessed this political intelligence: ” Kohl would do everything today to protect and restore the sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine, but at the same time he would consider how relations with Russia could be resurrected in the future, not from Germany's unilateral movements, but always in agreement with all partners in the EU and NATO.” /abcnews.al/