Mikhail Podoljak. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
The adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoljak came out with a sharp criticism of the former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said in an interview with Zeit that she “used everything at my disposal to prevent this situation ( Ukrainian conflict, – Ed.) .”
“Fantastic. After all, the war didn't start, did it?” Merkel asked Podoljak on her Twitter account, accusing her of getting cheap gas from Russia and making the whole of Europe completely dependent on Russian energy resources.
Also Podoljak. attacked Merkel for saying that “we have to think about negotiations.”
“One question. Talk about what? Again about cheap gas from Russia?” asked Podoljak again.
He expressed outrage that after a year of conflict, Merkel “deeply despises freedom”, ignores the destruction during hostilities and “openly hates Ukraine's right to self-defense.”
“If you cannot correct the mistakes of the past, stop making excuses and encourage the aggressor,” Podolyak said, referring to Merkel.
Russia has repeatedly stated that Kiev Many Western experts and politicians at the same time, he believes that the conflict can be resolved through negotiation. Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said at a press conference in Rome at the beginning of April: “I would like to see if we can achieve a meeting between Ukraine and Russia if we want to achieve peace.”