Former Advisor to former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Horst Teltschik criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel in aggressive towards Russia.

" I always ask the Chancellor what she was talking about Putin. What they discuss when calling him on the phone. Does it have a starting point for conflict resolution? And as she imagines a future cooperation with Russia?", said Teltschik in an interview to the newspaper.

Teltschik said That " now all destroy, because I think That it is necessary at all costs to show the Russians That they are the aggressors, And their political system is unacceptable.

in his vision, Merkel should enter into a dialogue with Putin And offer him " dialogue at the bilateral level or between the EU And Russia, or between NATO And Russia That could be a step to resolving confusion in Ukraine ".

Speaking about the tone And direction of an open discussion in Germany on the issue, the expert drew attention to the fact That it is completely limited to criticism about Russia And talk about the cold war. And threats to retaliate measures to which we are not used even during the cold war.

for reviews of Teltschik, the conflict in Ukraine " did not fall from the sky ". Back in 2006, during the discussion on the issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO centuries Putin stated That he would not allow this." It was also known And Merkel. For this reason it was necessary to understand from the outset That every step towards Ukraine is obliged to be very delicate.

Relations between Russia And the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU And the US from point penalties against private individuals And organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia And Norway.

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