former German chancellor Angela Merkel asked this Wednesday not to treat as “a mere bluff” the threats made during the Russian invasion of Ukraineafter some European leaders have downplayed the Russian president’s warning, Vladimir Putinabout the use of nuclear weapons.
Merkel has assured during the commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Munich newspaper ‘Suddeutsche Zeitung’ that it is better to treat threats seriously in order to be well advised in the event that the words are not “a lantern from the beginning”, according to the German agency DPA.
Likewise, the former German president has underlined that a lasting peace in Russia can only occur with the participation of Moscow: “As long as we haven’t achieved that, the Cold War It won’t really be over either,” said the veteran politician.
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Merkel, 68, retired from politics last year after 16 years in power. Since then, she has largely withdrawn from public life, although she is occasionally in demand as a speaker.
On June 1, after months of silence, the former foreign minister described the Russian attack against Ukraine as “a flagrant violation” of International Law and a “deep rupture” in the history of Europe after the Second World War.