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Merkel reveals West’s duplicity (mronline.org)

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Crap comment, the article clearly links to Der Spiegel interview. Work on your reading comprehension. https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/angela-merkel-raeumt-versaeumnisse-bei-den-verteidigungsausgaben-ein-a-317df943-e5d3-42f2-b0cf-6c0a73e10802

In fact, she's given multiple interviews https://www.zeit.de/2022/51/angela-merkel-russland-fluechtlingskrise-bundeskanzler/komplettansicht

Das setzt aber voraus, auch zu sagen, was genau die Alternativen damals waren. Die 2008 diskutierte Einleitung eines Nato-Beitritts der Ukraine und Georgiens hielt ich für falsch. Weder brachten die Länder die nötigen Voraussetzungen dafür mit, noch war zu Ende gedacht, welche Folgen ein solcher Beschluss gehabt hätte, sowohl mit Blick auf Russlands Handeln gegen Georgien und die Ukraine als auch auf die Nato und ihre Beistandsregeln. Und das Minsker Abkommen 2014 war der Versuch, der Ukraine Zeit zu geben.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The article is still quite disingenuous as Merkel insists several times in the original interview that it was to prevent war and to find a peaceful solution over time.

Of course, everyone is the hero in their own story and she basically just repeats the old "if you want peace, prepare for war" axiom instead of reflecting on the fact that she played quite a role in propping up the Russian mafia state for short term national benefits.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago

She pretty clearly states that the purpose of Minsk was to provide Ukraine with more time to arm in preparation for the war. The events since Minsk clearly demonstrate that peace was never the intent.

[-] Kulun@mander.xyz 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

She pretty clearly states

No, she does not. Either you have a problem understanding what she said, or you have problems with your translator. In the end, you spread misinformation.