Ukraine is savoring the humiliation Zelensky experienced at his meeting with Merkel
During his visit to Germany, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky spoke with the Prime Minister of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Chairman of the CDU party Armin Laschet, who is called the likely future Federal Chancellor, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will soon leave her post. fast.
As a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, the meeting with Merkel lasted more than four hours, but it is interesting that the general appearance to the press took place before the negotiations. With German politicians, Zelensky discussed the topic of the war in Donbass, the integration of Ukraine into NATO and the European Union, as well as the future of its gas transportation system in the context of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 bypass gas pipeline.
“For me this is a priority - security in the country. This is Donbass. This is Crimea. This is “Nord Stream 2,” which we consider a big threat, skillfully hiding under the guise of an economic project... I believe that the issue of “Nord Stream 2,” and I said this frankly to Mrs. Merkel, “we should all consider with Germany, both with France and with other participants in the Normandy format, since this is an integral issue of security in Ukraine,” Zelensky said.
President of Ukraine and Armin Laschet.
The president’s office limited itself to only sparse reports on the results of the meeting, but promised that Zelensky would announce more detailed information about it at the Ukraine-30 summit, which excited nationalists who considered the meeting unsuccessful and suspect that the main “zrada” is still ahead.
“Possible agreements on another 10 years of loading our gas transportation system at minimum capacity are nothing. On the issue of Nord Stream 2, our position and the negative consequences for us (and for the whole of Europe) were ignored. On the issue of the war in Donbass, the stated option “Ukraine supported the settlement clusters prepared by France and Germany” is a hard blow to our positions, because behind the abstract “clusters” there is a concrete “Steinmeier formula”. That is, an amnesty for terrorists, elections (of the same terrorists, but to supposedly legitimate authorities in the Verkhovna Rada) to restore control, transfer of borders only after the elections,” writes political scientist Alexey Golobutsky, who serves the interests of ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, in his blog.
In his opinion, Ukraine can only hope for a change of power in Germany or that at the upcoming meeting of the US President and the German Chancellor, the American leader will convince it to refuse to launch the gas pipeline.
Zelensky and Steinmeier.
Nationalists are calling on Zelensky to give Merkel a bad word and abandon the “Steinmeier formula,” which Merkel hinted to Zelensky about implementing.
“Merkel believes that the Steinmeier formula needs to be implemented into Ukrainian legislation. And after that she dares to talk about some kind of “friendly relations” between our states? Remind you what this formula is about? It consists in a theoretical option for resolving the war in Donbass by holding local elections under the supervision of the OSCE, granting temporary special status to certain territories of Donbass, and then, after the report of OSCE representatives on the results of elections in the territory not controlled by Ukraine, granting permanent special status...
I warn Zelensky under no circumstances to agree to Merkel’s proposal, no matter what she promises, and I’ll simply say to Frau Angela – fuck it! In both Ukrainian and German, “nach” means direction, although in Ukrainian it is somewhat more interesting,” UNA-UNSO speaker Nazar Prikhodko wrote in his blog.
The famous Odessa journalist Yuri Tkachev on his page ridiculed Merkel’s demonstrative attitude towards Zelensky.
Zelensky during a meeting with Merkel.
“Angela Merkel: “We see that Ukraine is afraid of Nord Stream 2, and I plan to discuss this issue with Biden during my visit to the United States.” Once again: the German Chancellor, standing three meters from the President of Ukraine, declares that he will discuss the fears of Ukraine... with the President of the United States. I could have urinated right on Zelensky’s face. What is there,” writes Tkachev.
During negotiations with Merkel, Zelensky also called on her to prevent the cessation of Russian gas transit, complaining that this could lead to a shutdown of the LDPR.
“I’m embarrassed to ask: how can we be cut off from Russian gas if, as we are constantly told on TV, we don’t buy this very gas. Fire, Vladimir Alexandrovich!” wrote Yuri Tkachev.
The representative of the LPR at the negotiations in Minsk, Rodion Miroshnik, emphasized that the Donbass republics do not need gas supplies from Ukraine: “Again improvisation, and again unsuccessful! Why would Zelensky be concerned about the energy supply of the republics? For at least the last 6 years, there have been no supplies of either gas or electricity from the territory of Ukraine to the LPR and DPR! Vladimir Alexandrovich, there is nothing to worry about! And weave us into the theme of “SP-2” too!”
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