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German edition Die Welt writes that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz highly appreciated Angela Merkel's policy towards Russia.
He said he was “on the side of his predecessor” and saw “no reason to doubt his Scholz emphasized that “a policy of peaceful coexistence can never be bad.”
The German Chancellor also noted that in 2008 she supported Angela Merkel's decision to oppose Ukraine's entry into the NATO.
According to him, “every country that wants to become a member must meet the criteria for joining the North Atlantic Alliance.”
And joining NATO, Ukraine, he stressed, was not even “On the agenda.”
Earlier, Angela Merkel said she was still considering a decision taken 4 years ago to oppose the idea of Ukraine joining NATO.
On Saturday, Merkel also said that Russia has not armed the Nord Stream 2 gas and pipeline, according to the United States