Angela Merkel for Ukraine war mediator? Forget it
There is a growing interest among European nations to find a mediator for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Suggestions have included former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, despite her controversial past regarding Russia. The article argues that appointing a mediator is futile as Putin is unlikely to concede without significant pressure.
- ▪European powers are considering a mediator to facilitate negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
- ▪Putin has expressed a preference for former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as a mediator, highlighting his dismissive attitude towards European outreach.
- ▪Angela Merkel's potential role as a mediator is criticized due to her previous appeasement of Putin during her tenure.
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There is an increasing appetite among European powers to engage with Russia toward ending the war in Ukraine. To that end, some suggest a mediator should facilitate negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. But who might that mediator be? Recommended Stories Karen Bass and Democrats are scared of Spencer Pratt Zelensky’s big Yermak corruption test Only 250 years old, America has done more for human freedom than any power in history More than four years after the war began, Russia has lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers, gained an increasingly decrepit economy, and failed to secure any significant military success. This leads the Europeans to foolishly believe that Putin might now be open to major concessions.
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