Merkel: Sustainable peace in Europe is only possible with the participation of Russia.
While advising to take Putin’s words seriously, the former German chancellor stressed that Europe can achieve lasting peace only with the participation of Russia.
Angela Merkel, the former chancellor of Germany, said on Thursday (October 7th) that Europe can achieve lasting peace only with the participation of Russia.
Merkel, who was the chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021, made these statements at the 77th anniversary of “Suddeutsche Zeitung”, one of the most widely circulated German newspapers, in Munich.
According to “Tass” news agency, he added that the cold war will continue until a lasting peace is achieved with the help of Russia. According to Merkel, the events in Ukraine are a turning point and warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statements should be taken very seriously.
We are all strongly advised to take words seriously rather than classifying them as bluffs from the outset, Merkel said.
Earlier, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said that the UK is closely following Vladimir Putin’s “nuclear threats”, but at the same time claimed that he has a long history of using harsh language.
The recent atmosphere about Moscow’s nuclear threat comes at a time when the Kremlin has denied the claims of the English and Italian media about Russia’s nuclear test.
English newspaper “Times” claimed on Monday that the NATO military alliance has warned its members that Russia is planning to conduct a nuclear test on the border of Ukraine. The Italian newspaper “Larpublica” also claimed that NATO has sent information to the member states about the mission of the Russian nuclear submarine Belgorod, which carries a cloud of nuclear torpedoes.
“Vadim Skibytskyi,” the Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Intelligence Service, described the risk of Russia’s use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine as “very high” and claimed that “to stop the Russians, we need not only anti-aircraft systems, but also anti-missile systems.” ».
