The Minsk peace plan for eastern Ukraine, which was under Russian influence, after the start of hostilities in 2014 provided for far-reaching obligations for the conflicting parties that were never implemented. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had declared that he would not implement the agreements reached through mediation by Germany and France. As a result, Kremlin chief Putin started the war against Ukraine on February 24.
“I always assumed that the leadership of the FRG would behave honestly towards us”, says Putin. It was clear that Germany was on the side of Ukraine, supporting her. “But it still seemed to me that the leadership of the FRG was always honestly trying to find a solution based on the principles that we agreed and that were achieved, among other things, within the framework of the Minsk process.”
In the interview published on Thursday, Merkel said verbatim: “And the 2014 Minsk Agreement was an attempt to give Ukraine time. It also used this time to become stronger, as you can see today.” According to Merkel, Putin could easily have overrun Ukraine in early 2015. “And I very much doubt that the NATO countries could have done as much back then as they do now to help Ukraine.”
Source: Stern
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