The Sunday Times has found the cause of the misunderstanding between Putin and Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel convinced of the impossibility of restoring relations With Moscow, and later as the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin called the protection of the rights of gays in the European Union, the decline of values, and that was the cause of the differences between the Russian and German leaders. according to the Sunday Times, during one of the conversations Putin as if Merkel said that nothing is said about the decline of values in the European Union, as a movement for the rights of gays. According to a source familiar With the situation, then call Merkel understood that Europe and the United States must abandon hope of dialogue With the Kremlin and return to politics in cold war-style." The Chancellor came to the conclusion that Putin driven by ultra-conservative way of thinking is shared by his immediate environment and is based on the belief that the values of Russia surpass Western values and incompatible With them, " the magazine gives the words of an unnamed source. Merkel realized that " Putin will not arrangements - except on his terms, and this is unacceptable and impossible ", quotes the journal InoPressa. Since the crisis began in the relations of Ukraine, Merkel is playing an increasingly important role in EU policy and West relative to the Kremlin. She took a conciliatory stance that is not fully explained by the volume of German-Russian trade and Pro-Moscow position of the party SPDG its coalition partners." But when Putin caused escalation of the situation in Ukraine and has stated many times Merkel " lying " about its intentions, its course towards Russia tightened, " writes the print edition.