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Line 87: − + − Commenting on [[NATO]] expansion, Merkel said “I thought the initiation of NATO accession for Ukraine and [[Republic of Georgia|Georgia]] discussed in 2008 to be wrong. The countries neither had the necessary prerequisites for this, nor had the consequences of such a decision been fully considered, both with regard to Russia's actions against Georgia and Ukraine and to NATO and its rules of assistance.”+ + +
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In an interview with ''Die Zeit'' magazine in 2022 Merkel confirmed the [[Western alliance]]'s duplicity in using the [[Minsk Accords]] in 2014 and 2015 to buy time for the [[NATO]]ization of Ukraine to use as a battering ram for the destruction of the [[Russian Federation]].<ref>https://youtu.be/TfAJu_ew9Ms</ref>
In an interview with ''Die Zeit'' magazine in 2022 Merkel confirmed the [[Western alliance]]'s duplicity in using the [[Minsk Accords]] in 2014 and 2015 to buy time for the [[NATO]]ization of Ukraine to use as a battering ram for the destruction of the [[Russian Federation]].<ref>https://youtu.be/TfAJu_ew9Ms</ref>
Merkel described the September 2014 Minsk agreement which France and Germany had brokered a ceasefire after the failure of Ukraine’s attempt to subdue the republics of [[Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk]] by force. “[Ukraine] used this time to get stronger, as you can see today. The Ukraine of 2014/15 is not the Ukraine of today. As you saw in the battle for Debaltsevo in early 2015, [Russian President Vladimir] [[Putin]] could easily have overrun them at the time. And I very much doubt that the NATO countries could have done as much then as they do now to help Ukraine.” The [[Kyiv regime]]'s defeat at Debaltsevo resulted in the Minsk II protocol signed in February 2015. Merkel said that it was “clear to all of us that the conflict was frozen, that the problem had not been solved, but that gave Ukraine valuable time.”<ref>https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/merkel:-minsk-agreement-attempted-to-give-ukraine-time</ref>
Merkel described the September 2014 Minsk agreement which France and Germany had brokered a ceasefire after the failure of Ukraine’s attempt to subdue the republics of [[Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk]] by force. “I thought that the introduction of NATO accession of Ukraine and Georgia, discussed in 2008, was wrong. The countries did not have the necessary prerequisites for this, nor was it fully understood what the consequences of such a decision would have been, both with regard to Russia’s actions against Georgia and Ukraine, as well as NATO and its rules of assistance. And the Minsk Agreement of 2014 was an attempt to give Ukraine time.
Ukraine used this time to become stronger, as you can see today. The Ukraine of 2014/15 is not the Ukraine of today. An illustrative example was the battle for Debaltseve. At the beginning of 2015, Putin could easily have overrun them at that time. And I very much doubt that the NATO countries could have done as much then as they do today to help Ukraine.”<ref>https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/merkel:-minsk-agreement-attempted-to-give-ukraine-time</ref>
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Merkel's words may be used in denazification tribunals as evidence of crimes against peace.
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