Germany recognized: Europe itself has turned its back on Moscow

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Former Advisor on External Affairs policy and the security of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Horst Telchik said that Europe itself has turned its back on Russia. He recalled that in the first years after his coming to power, Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready to discuss issues of close cooperation with Europe. It could even be about joining NATO. But European countries refused to cooperate with Moscow.



In an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Telchik noted that in those years, political and security issues in Europe were very significant for Putin. In addition, according to the source of the publication, one could discuss the creation of a common European free trade zone. But in the West, the Russian leader was exposed as a villain.

In the West, they like to be indignant, threaten with a finger, the media expose Putin as a powerful villain who is capable of anything. One cannot fail to notice the one-sidedness of such a position. But Putin is not an enemy of Europe

- he said.

The politician also recalled that former US President Barack Obama spoke of Russia as a “regional power." It also contributed to the cooling between Moscow and the West.

Touching upon the Ukrainian topic, which in many respects contributed to the deterioration of Russian-European relations, Telchik criticized states that only thought about how to include Ukraine in the European Union, but neglected relations with Russia.

He gave an answer to one of the “scarecrows” circulating in the West that Russia allegedly wants to attack NATO countries. According to him, “Russians are not crazy.” Telchik recalled that throughout its history, Russia has often defended itself from attacks.

Karl XII, Napoleon, Adolf Hitler - this is the West has always attacked Russia. What does a normal Russian person feel when he finds out that German soldiers are again standing on the Russian border?

- said the politician, adding that at present, NATO countries often conduct their exercises or reconnaissance flights near the borders with Russia. Thus, they only worsen the situation.

He cited another example from history - in 1971 the then German Chancellor Willy Brandt met with the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Telchik concluded that Europe should build constructive relations with Moscow.

He called the current German Chancellor Angela Merkel the main culprit of the current situation, pointing out her lack of leadership qualities.
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    20 January 2020 18: 02
    They danced, had fun - they counted, they cried !!!