Angela Merkel

Merkel: EU failed to engage with Russia

The EU has failed to use its diplomatic influence to end the Russo–Ukrainian war, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on May 18.

19 May, 01:18 AM

Merkel eyed as EU–Russia mediator

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is being viewed as the best candidate to mediate potential talks between the European Union and Russia, Der Spiegel reported on May 12.

12 May, 08:36 PM

Merkel’s ‘lost touch with reality’ — Eastern Europe slams ex-chancellor’s remarks on war’s origins

Comments by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggesting that COVID-19 and the stance of Poland and the Baltic states triggered Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine have drawn sharp criticism from Ukrainian and Eastern European leaders, Politico reported on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 12:10 PM

Merkel links COVID and Baltic stance to Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine

Poland’s and the Baltic states’ stance in 2021 — along with the COVID-19 pandemic — influenced Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview with Partizán during a visit to Hungary.

6 October 2025, 05:38 PM

2008 Bucharest summit marks Ukraine's biggest geopolitical mistake - ex-President Yushchenko

The refusal to grant Ukraine a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the 2008 Bucharest summit became the country’s greatest geopolitical setback and enabled Russian aggression, Former President Viktor Yushchenko told NV on Aug. 23.

27 August 2025, 12:12 PM

Zelenskyy slams Putin over trashed ceasefire deal

It took Russia only one month to violate the ceasefire agreement made during the 2019 Normandy meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman posted on his office's YouTube channel on on Jan. 5.

6 January 2025, 10:30 AM

Merkel reveals her impressions of Putin in her book

In her book “Freedom: Memoirs 1954–2021,” former German Chancellor Angela Merkel discusses the impression that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made on her during his speech at the 43rd Munich Security Conference on February 10, 2007. Excerpts from Merkel’s book have been published by Die Zeit.

21 November 2024, 01:06 PM

Merkel: NATO promise to Ukraine seen as ‘declaration of war’ by Putin

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to delay Ukraine's NATO membership to avoid a military response from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to excerpts from her book "Freedom.Memoirs 1954-2021" published by Die Zeit on Nov. 21.

21 November 2024, 10:38 AM

Angela Merkel