The former German chancellor previously admitted to using diplomacy to buy time for Kiev to rearm
RT
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Ukraine to “consider diplomatic solutions” as well as military ones to end the conflict with Russia. However, Merkel refused to say when Kiev should enter talks with Moscow.
Speaking to German broadcaster ZDF on Thursday, Merkel said that she supports Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ decision to reverse decades of foreign policy pacifism and arm the Ukrainian military, declaring that it is “not only in the interest of Ukraine but also in our interest that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin does not win this war.”
Merkel added that while she supports “everything the international community is doing to put Ukraine in a good position,” one “must always consider diplomatic solutions in parallel.”
The former chancellor said that Kiev should seek a diplomatic solution when the time is right, without…
