Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday asked Kiev and its allies to consider a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine, which can be discussed when the time is right. TASR informs about it with reference to the report of the DPA agency. “Russia must not win this war,” emphasized Merkel in the discussion program of the German public television ZDF. According to her, it is not “only in the interest of Ukraine, but also in our interest”.
Merkel stated that, as chancellor, she tried in every possible way to prevent such an escalation. “This is a gross violation of international law that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin has committed in connection with Ukraine,” she said. Merkel indicated that it will not be easy for Ukraine to succeed in the fight against Russia. “Nevertheless, I support everything the international community is doing to put Ukraine in a good position,” she clarified.
However, the former long-serving German chancellor also said that “diplomatic solutions must always be considered in parallel”. According to her, there is no need to discuss them right now, but only when the right time comes.
