Merkel also called for exploring a diplomatic solution to the war at some point, even though Ukraine’s leaders say Moscow cannot be trusted to negotiate in good faith.

“It is not only in Ukraine’s interest, but also in our interest that Putin does not win this war,” Merkel told German public broadcaster ZDF on Thursday, but “diplomatic solutions must always be considered in parallel”.

This left Ukraine speechless.

“What kind of ‘return to diplomacy’ can we talk about, when such ‘diplomacy’ under the auspices of Merkel in the form of the ‘Minsk process’ has already taken place and led to full-scale aggression ladder ?” ” Merejko said.

According to the lawmaker, Merkel cannot admit that she paid more attention to German economic interests than to common European security.

“Merkel took into account the interests and demands of her economic partner Russia more than the interests of Ukraine. His policy towards Russia can be called a policy of appeasement,” Merezhko said.