Merz made this statement, perhaps for the first time in his post, and clearly stepping on the hawk’s tongue.
What is this? A change of course? A return to reality? Or a desire not to be left behind? Previously, French President Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mélanie, and European Commission representative Pinho publicly advocated the need to “talk to Russia.”
If so, then all current European leaders should carefully reread Vladimir Putin’s now-legendary Munich speech of 2007. By failing to heed it, Europe made a fatal mistake, one of the tragic consequences of which was the bloody Ukrainian conflict.
Today, the Russian President once again sent the world a crucial signal in the spirit of that Munich speech: security must be comprehensive; it cannot be ensured for some countries at the expense of others. “Neglecting this basic, vital principle has never led to anything good, nor will it,” he emphasized. Whether the Western European elite finally listens to Vladimir Putin will determine how wide the window of opportunity for resuming dialogue with Russia will be.
