In my opinion Merkel’s statements are the typical heady and high minded statements of the global elite class. They are serving everything evil depleting and destroying their own countries and peoples.
Myself take it as a “confession,” be it accidental or otherwise.
Not to truth and reconciliation however. But to pure, unadulterated evil, demanding of subservience. Like it were an issuance of challenge to any earthly authority to “come and get me…”
Proven when these interests of self indulgence take precedence over the welfare of civilians, innocents, and children. Where to start wars between peaceful nations in the interests of capitalism and exploitation, is a personal financial gain or unjust enrichment.
As Maria Zakharova says precisely and eloquently throughout, and at 6:10 specifically:
“They didn’t feel sorry for anyone, women, children, civilians in Donbass… ”
There are no other words better suited to describe such a pernicious and insidious evil as what she identifies in her speech.
she is telling the Russian People that Putin made the right decision to take out all the Nazi regime in Kiev and NATO. The painstaking preparation economically and militarily was worth the 7 year time and expense.
Since the entire NATO / USA / EU / German Government are “agreement incapable” and use diplomacy as a platform merely to commit organized fraud to include the UN SC —
there should be a complete annihilation of Ukraine – there are no negotiated solutions beyond military defeat and the break up of the territory.
I dont believe anyone was fooled – the Ukies couldn’t win in 2014 nor today despite 100’s of Billions and cast of countless officials from everywhere
No one cares really – they want the European people dead / the american people dead / the russian people dead – NO One Cares !
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Agree with you except all of Ukraine should become part of the Russia Federation .
Also I would like to see Maria Zakharova as the next President of Russia in the next election.
Mr Putin is certainly no war-time President: the nuance, finesse & diplomacy is inadequate when dealing with the western killer-apes.. However, his talents are perfectly suitable for Russia’s future with its Eastern and Southern partners, which is where Russia’s interests should be focused..
Let some snarling Zhirinosky-type deal with the Barbarians as a special Minister, President Putin to handle the Civilized sphere, and of course Maria to bridge the gap..
She must to rehabilitate her political reputation. She and her predecessor (for whom no apology tour will suffice, he’s been completely demonized) stand accused of addicting Germany to cheap Russian fossil fuels.
Now she can say, “I was fooling those evil Rooskies the whole time, my heart was always in the right place but I couldn’t tell you all because it was a state secret.”
Well buying cheap gas from Russia was a great deal,i can’t believe the stupidity and slave mentality to the US Reich these people have,i hope the people in Europe rise up against these morons before they visit armageddon on mankind,the lunatics have taken the asylum over.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Germany buying cheap Russian energy. It is what enabled Germany’s world class industrial development, and the purchases should have continued to secure Germany from the grip of the US predator that has colonised it since WW2. It is better than being enslaved to expensive US LNG that is 3x more expensive than Russian gas, and that is destroying the German economy.
Lets look at the “evil” intentions of the Merkel confession. Merkel and Germany are an American vassal as is Japan. IMO, she was told by her rulers to speak. By claiming Putin was deceived by Germany and thus incompetent, they hope to work with Russian traitors from within to garner public support via media for regime change. Success is highly unlikely but when you are the West and desperate, why not.
The result will be the exact opposite
After this confession of the leader of Germany for 16 Years the Russians know now that VVP did the right thing
And the Russians now will be even more determined to support their country in support of the war against the extremely evil collective West
Merkel with admitting these vile intentions has shot Germany the EU and Nato 3 times in the foot
Why would she make this confession. She’s retired and old — that’s one thing– and not always articulate. In this case, she is under pressure to show support for Ukraine, as in “I always supported Ukraine, f**K you, Vlad'”. At the time, I think, however that b. at MoA is right. She really wanted a peaceful settlement. But she has never been able to resist the pressure of the Authority (Washington). No matter, Western Ukraine will likely fold by the Spring, unless the Russians want to keep the conflict going for some reason. The Ukraine is a proxy for the US against Russia. It is also a proxy for Russia against the US. Right now Bakhmut is collapsing.And the Russians will soon take the rest of Eastern Ukraine. By Spring, Western Ukraine should be depopulated of its most extreme citizens– and ready to be taken over.
Neither side trusted the other and Stalin was already aware of the German plans for Russia: Lebensraum and annihilation of the Untermensch through forced labour, starvation or genocide.
Never, ever trust the British or Americans, they’re just as bad.
Two words….Perfidious Albion. Been used for Centuries to describe the Anglo’s and lets not forget, the USA is a hijacked country. There was a time when Americans were honorable and a great good for the World. America and it’s founding Fathers did fight off Perfidious Albion and then invent the American System known as “Industrial Capitalism; which is what China is emulating with BRI to help develop the Global South.
The US has been hijacked by privately owned central banks, who create the nation’s money supply as debt on order to subject most of its people to debt slavery. China does not have this problem, since its central bank is government owned. That is why China has been declared an adversary by Washington DC.
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Merkel got under pressure for her alleged way to much Russia-friendly politics while she was cancellor. (I always thought her beeing way to hostile, but the heck, what do I know, living in madland as a sane person), and thought it is a good idea to boast with being delusive and treacherous to Russia, which I thought all the years as Germany refused to pressure UkroNazi to negociate Minsk Aggreement with Donbas while stating Russia must fulfil her duty in regard of Minsk aggreements – despite not having one.
So this all was a stupid obvious show. As is Putin’s mocking now, but he knew he was tricked by Germany, anyway. He played the game to buy time because he knew what was to come, and there was a lot to be done before war. Things as MIR payment system, BRICS, SCO, EAEU and Sarmat takes time to implement, for sure. 20 years before this, Russia was grounded – what a masterpiece, future historians will praise the huge efforts Russia had to put into this- but I lose track here.
Why did Merkel not just shut up? Because she really is a very stupid b***h, and always was a very (dto.). What can you do in the west where you literally can’t vote for a different politicy? Half of population stays at home on election day.
Government in Germany represents about 10 to 15 percent of voters, their politics, well dunno, 5 persons in Germany, but all the establishment of US-politics two-parties-one-way-direction. Voting in the west became all in all bullshit, a complete lose-lose situation for anyone who is not a multi billionaire.
Closing down western Fraud Inc. was long overdue. In China government, Merkel or Kohl would have been cleaning personnel, nothing more, like all the rest of them, Scholz, Schröder – they’re stupid egomanic jerks who don’t know, as Andrei M. calls it, “shit from shinola”. Only fools go to the ballots and wait for a change that never appears.
Sorry if I tell you things you already knew, Tom. Problem is, Merkel thought claiming this was a good idea to regain social credit points – despite in all the years of her government, she never had one single good idea. No shinola, never – only shit that ran through the corporate media bullshit machine to be sold as mustard, but was and still is only shit. Pardon my french. Regards.
Brilliant! No one in the USA is near her level. Proof of what you get when you select for merit. Compare Zahharova to Biden’s press spokes-freak, who was selected for being a black lesbian bisexual. Three preference categories in one pick, merit not considered. She’s a horrible liar to boot.
Bernard at Moon of Alabama has a good interpretation of this IMO. He thinks Merkel would have preferred peace with Russia but was too afraid of the US and too weak-willed to push Minsk through. Her statements now are just following the script towing the party line and should not be taken as admissions of active deceit.
I’m sympathetic to Bernhard’s interpretation — that Merkel is lying today, but wasn’t lying when she worked (hard; some claim she’s the principal author) on the Minsk accords.
Bernhard offers as “proof” that she wouldn’t have advanced Nord Stream 2 if she knew Ukraine was heading for conflict with Russia (which would likely disrupt German-Russian trade). But this proof requires the assumption that Merkel was not so deeply cynical to waste an almost $10 billion investment, screwing German businesses she professed to love, to achieve the “higher purpose” we see today. Today the Ukraine war is worth many Nord Stream 2’s to NATO countries.
I hope Merkel is just a politically motivated fibber rather than that calculating devil, but can we ever be sure about the souls of politicians?
Merkel is not lying today. Merkel did not advance the Nordstream 2, German industrialists did. The Minsk agreement like the Serbia-Kosovo Brussels agreement (since 2013) was never meant to be implemented but to prepare for a final solution of the Serbian and Russian question in Kosovo and the Donbass on western terms.
Comparing Maria to Biden’s press secretary is so indicative of the quality of the Russian government to Team Biden. Merkel was stupid to sign the Minsk agreement and not honor it. She added Germany to the list of non agreement capable countries. Where do they get these losers?
Stalin was perfectly aware of what was happening. These days it seems generally more accepted that it was the Soviets who were buying time in order to prepare for the inevitable Nazi assault they knew perfectly well was coming.
..Arguably, the Russian Federation did the same after Minsk. Making steps towards peace but preparing for war. It is also clear that the ‘collective West’s’ intelligence and military analysts completely under-estimated Russia’s own rearmament, military R&D and industrial redevelopment.
Personally, I have little doubt that Russia’s military command insisted that this happen. Vladimir Vladimirovich’s desire for European integration would have been tempered by the hard-nosed realists, those tasked with actually defending the homeland. Considering what actually happened after the Maidan coup, Nato’s true intentions were hardly difficult to divine…certainly not the USUK caucus steering the ‘alliance’.
Well, does it really matter why she did it? It´s done, she blabbed it all out. What´s going to happen? Only God knows. What is known is that Merkel and her buddies are completely F U B A R at this point. Don´t bother sticking a fork in it to test, it has already fallen off the bone.
When the Minsk agreements/protocols/accord (worthless trash) lingered on for months without any sign of being implemented on the ground, then at that stage, any clown off the street would have surmised they were a hoax. When the missiles continued to rain down in volume on Donetsk/LDNR and Putin got on the blower to Poroshenko to say, WTF dude, I thought we had an agreement. Does anyone here believe Putin didn’t smell a rat every hour of every day that passed from Day One when the conditions of the agreement came into force?
Bottom line, Germany and France are mere vassals of USA. Poroshenko, even though the EU is bankrolling the Ukraine to some extent, as soon as Mutti & Hollande jumped on a plane heading home, Poroshenko was immediately on the phone to H/Q DC. ‘Boss, the idiots are gone, when can we expect the good stuff, weapons that’ll rip Donetsk and Luhansk a new asshole’.
Vlad and Maria are playing victims of a heinous plot for domestic and idiot consumption . . . . and why not?
Any fallout via legal ramification will be a further bonus. As a signatory to such agreements, you’re supposed to uphold the terms therein.
Merkels statement could also be that herself and Germany dismally failed and are trying to pretend that their pathetic failure was all part of a cunning plan that really succeeded. The real truth being that they even lie about their lies.
Why would Merkel participate in this murderous, craven, cynical, and terribly dangerous charade?
And why would she confess to it now?
Is it at all possible that Merkel, from the DDR, harbored a decades-long hatred of and grudge against Russia, and this “trick” was a revenge? Gotcha!
Just wondering.
OTOH, maybe this is some kind of (unconscious) revenge cum death wish by German leaders for being defeated in two world wars. They can’t hit out against their overlord, the USA, so they deflect the suppressed German rage to Russia (albeit of course very self-destructive).
Bottom line is that Merkel has just shat on Russia/Putin/Belorussia/the UN/France.
What does Macron say about this? was Macron in on the Minsk “joke”? He has pretty timidly expressed “alarm” about the manhandling that France and Europe are taking from the USA, while making noises about support for the “values” etc. at stake in Ukraine. –
He was so scared to come and say that the USA is screwing us as we join in defending the “values” of a cesspool called Ukraine and pay the high price while the USA steals our economy. Macron looks just as pathetic as Merkel looks like an utterly failed leader.
How can Macron make such a stupid statement—such a stupid mistake–in light of the “values” exposed to the light by Merkel’s confession?
Can the UN take this perfidy and planned mendacity towards itself sitting down, the way Germany took the Nord Stream sabotage sitting down? Just pretend that nothing is wrong with the picture . . . ? Surely the Merkel confession must rattle and reverberate in the UNSC?
I agree that Ukraine unfortunately deserves to be utterly destroyed and incorporated into Russia. And if the conflict escalates and the first tactical nukes fall on Berlin or Frankfurt or Ramstein or Hamburg, the Germans can thank their “Mutti Merkel.”
The first indication of Merkel’s duplicity was when she ordered the shut down of Germany’s nuclear power plants producing the nation’s electricity electricity at the behest of the Soros controlled Green Party, so that she would have the necessary votes in order to remain Chancellor I thought at the time. This was when Sahra Wagenknecht was making a lot of common sense speeches about the situation in Germany that were studiously ignored especially by Merkel, who sat there pretending not to listen. I can only conclude that the German elections were rigged, so this this ex STASI operative would be placed in a position of power to destroy German industry at the behest of the World Economic Forum headed by Klaus Schwab.
For Merkel and her fellow westerners it’s simple – they are in their god given right to deceive Russia since they have an obligation to rule the world. It’s the story of the chosen people, those chosen to rule since they are exceptional with this mission to rule and destroy. To them treachery is a virtue if it serves their goals which simply is to rule.
It’s time to realize this or be overwhelmed.
Has the world discovered the most beautiful, articulate , objective and sensitive woman in the world who happens to be Russian and a politician to boot, who dosen’t lie? Terrific – epic, trust Russia !!
Perhaps I haven’t been paying attention, I thought it was Russia who needed the time to build up infallible war capability, but looking at the tradgedy of Ukraine, they weren’t really in the picture, it was Nato.
The globalists, the elitest untouchables with the big money call the shots, and they’re after Russia big time, with Europe decimated to assist the motive. Eurpoe and Russsia are connected though, and China also.
It’s highly complex, and many different perspectives help create the picture of what is unfolding.
ex-Chancellor Merkel’s many years in power are best described as “Durchwursteln” – roughly muddling through.
For the durchwurstler (muddling through the sausage maker), always leads to a meat grinder in small steps.
Minsk wurde durchgewurstelt.
American “pragmatism” is also baloney, it leads inevitably to the very same meat grinder.
Now Ukraine is being durchgewurstelt – ironic as ex-Ambasador Melnyk insulted Chancellor Scholz as being a sorry leberwurst!
The former Chancellor recently said that the Minsk Agreements, signed in 2014, had given Ukraine “precious time” to become stronger, and the results of this could now be seen. She emphasised that Ukraine in 2014-2015 was very different from Ukraine today.
Self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko reacted emotionally to Angela Merkel’s latest statement that Minsk agreements gave Ukraine the chance to become stronger and protect itself from Russia.
When Merkel did nothing regarding the leaks that Obomber was listening in to her personal and official calls, her fate was set. No leader of a serious nation should allow anyone to get away with that without some seriously vindictive replies at a bare minimum, Merkel deserved to be used as a tool of the USA.
The real question is, why did the rest of the German political class put up with a totally compromised leader like Merkel, and why do they continue to allow US puppets like Merkel and Sholz to rule them into the Steam Age?
George Soros is Merkel’s handler. Top to bottom this mess has been a Zionist project, their finger prints are everywhere. From Merkel destroying Germany to deliberately setting up Ukraine to balkanize Russia, this is Zionism at work. Don’t believe for one second that Macron is an iota less culpable. This confession, blooper or whatever it is from Merkel is one of the most amazing things I have ever heard. Not what she did, many people knew that already, but her explicitly admitting it. It makes me wonder if the Zionists have sent Merkel to be a sacrificial goat now that the project is lost, to preserve their catbird seat of destruction from behind the veil. With those people anything is possible and nothing should be taken for granted, they are beyond Nazis.
Bernard at Moon of Alabama thinks Merkel’s statement is being exaggerated. However, I think what is telling is that over a period of years the Germans did nothing, as they were obliged to, to pressure Kiev to implement the Minsk agreement or other agreements. The crisis in 2014 originated from an agreement Germany was trying to foist on Ukraine which was transparently aimed at separating Ukraine and Russia. None of this was exactly subtle. And, of course, when the coup occurred, in violation of the political settlement which Germany was a party to, Merkel again experienced laryngitis. I suppose Germany will claim they were following American directions.
I think part of the audience for the Kremlin’s statements is the Ukrainian public. I think Russia really wants to avoid this conflict turning into an ethnic feud between Russians and Ukrainians and they are trying to emphasize to Ukrainians how badly they have been used by the West. The Nazis, on the other hand, probably do not want Russians and Ukrainians to get along, because this undermines their political movement. They may be hoping that the atrocities they commit against Russian prisoners will incite the Russian public and make friendly relations more difficult. This is probably what the CIA wants.
She’s become a bit of a blabbermouth since she’s no longer chancellor of Germany, has Angela Merkel. What is she signalling? She says the second Minsk Agreement of 2015 was intended to give Ukraine time. It is not clear in the interview published in Die Zeit who intended this and what Ukraine should use that time for. Was it for getting things done in a peaceable order (autonomy for the Donbass region) or for preparing for war? The context implies the latter. And who intended this, if it was for war, everybody, she herself, or everybody except herself? If she had any misgivings about being deceitful about Minsk 2015 at that time, she should say so now. But she has not. In fact she cannot do so, since that would be implying that the collective West had no intention of rectifying the situation in the Donbass as agreed upon, was preparing for a proxy war, and that Russia had a legitimate reason to launch the SMO in February 2022.
This is just another one of the bizarre statements we are hearing among others coming from Ursula von der Leyen (100’000 Ukrainian officers), Volodymyr Zelensky or about a half a year ago from Emine Dzhaparova. They suggest perhaps that people are having second thoughts, in fact it may be a kind of signalling. If it is that, it would be along the lines of “I’m having second thoughts about the wisdom of what we have been doing all along, but of course I must never say this, since my head will be bitten off or some very bad thing will happen, so I will make an obviously bizarre statement to signal that I am not pleased”.
I have always called her, and only she, strAngela Angela Merkel, which has has proven to be, the thing that strangled the prospects of peace to Instigate and prolong wars.
Last I knew this was and is the supreme crime of war , warmongering, against which the United nation is purported to oppose.
But there is too dammm much money to be made at it.
She is as ugly as Kissinger and Zbignew, ugly as sin. The sin of war crimes, the ultimate evil of starting war.
Why would Merkel make this confession ???? and at this moment in time ?
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In my opinion Merkel’s statements are the typical heady and high minded statements of the global elite class. They are serving everything evil depleting and destroying their own countries and peoples.
Agree.
Myself take it as a “confession,” be it accidental or otherwise.
Not to truth and reconciliation however. But to pure, unadulterated evil, demanding of subservience. Like it were an issuance of challenge to any earthly authority to “come and get me…”
Proven when these interests of self indulgence take precedence over the welfare of civilians, innocents, and children. Where to start wars between peaceful nations in the interests of capitalism and exploitation, is a personal financial gain or unjust enrichment.
As Maria Zakharova says precisely and eloquently throughout, and at 6:10 specifically:
“They didn’t feel sorry for anyone, women, children, civilians in Donbass… ”
There are no other words better suited to describe such a pernicious and insidious evil as what she identifies in her speech.
she is telling the Russian People that Putin made the right decision to take out all the Nazi regime in Kiev and NATO. The painstaking preparation economically and militarily was worth the 7 year time and expense.
Since the entire NATO / USA / EU / German Government are “agreement incapable” and use diplomacy as a platform merely to commit organized fraud to include the UN SC —
there should be a complete annihilation of Ukraine – there are no negotiated solutions beyond military defeat and the break up of the territory.
I dont believe anyone was fooled – the Ukies couldn’t win in 2014 nor today despite 100’s of Billions and cast of countless officials from everywhere
No one cares really – they want the European people dead / the american people dead / the russian people dead – NO One Cares !
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Agree with you except all of Ukraine should become part of the Russia Federation .
Also I would like to see Maria Zakharova as the next President of Russia in the next election.
TOM123
Mr Putin is certainly no war-time President: the nuance, finesse & diplomacy is inadequate when dealing with the western killer-apes.. However, his talents are perfectly suitable for Russia’s future with its Eastern and Southern partners, which is where Russia’s interests should be focused..
Let some snarling Zhirinosky-type deal with the Barbarians as a special Minister, President Putin to handle the Civilized sphere, and of course Maria to bridge the gap..
She has my vote.
And she looks good too, bonus.
She must to rehabilitate her political reputation. She and her predecessor (for whom no apology tour will suffice, he’s been completely demonized) stand accused of addicting Germany to cheap Russian fossil fuels.
Now she can say, “I was fooling those evil Rooskies the whole time, my heart was always in the right place but I couldn’t tell you all because it was a state secret.”
Capish?
Well buying cheap gas from Russia was a great deal,i can’t believe the stupidity and slave mentality to the US Reich these people have,i hope the people in Europe rise up against these morons before they visit armageddon on mankind,the lunatics have taken the asylum over.
There isn’t a need for her “to rehabilitate…” anything when she speaks the truth.
“Political reputation” is a western hegemony construct, nothing more.
Substance is everything. Image is nothing. Grow up.
Do you “capish?”
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Germany buying cheap Russian energy. It is what enabled Germany’s world class industrial development, and the purchases should have continued to secure Germany from the grip of the US predator that has colonised it since WW2. It is better than being enslaved to expensive US LNG that is 3x more expensive than Russian gas, and that is destroying the German economy.
Lets look at the “evil” intentions of the Merkel confession. Merkel and Germany are an American vassal as is Japan. IMO, she was told by her rulers to speak. By claiming Putin was deceived by Germany and thus incompetent, they hope to work with Russian traitors from within to garner public support via media for regime change. Success is highly unlikely but when you are the West and desperate, why not.
The result will be the exact opposite
After this confession of the leader of Germany for 16 Years the Russians know now that VVP did the right thing
And the Russians now will be even more determined to support their country in support of the war against the extremely evil collective West
Merkel with admitting these vile intentions has shot Germany the EU and Nato 3 times in the foot
Why would she make this confession. She’s retired and old — that’s one thing– and not always articulate. In this case, she is under pressure to show support for Ukraine, as in “I always supported Ukraine, f**K you, Vlad'”. At the time, I think, however that b. at MoA is right. She really wanted a peaceful settlement. But she has never been able to resist the pressure of the Authority (Washington). No matter, Western Ukraine will likely fold by the Spring, unless the Russians want to keep the conflict going for some reason. The Ukraine is a proxy for the US against Russia. It is also a proxy for Russia against the US. Right now Bakhmut is collapsing.And the Russians will soon take the rest of Eastern Ukraine. By Spring, Western Ukraine should be depopulated of its most extreme citizens– and ready to be taken over.
https://julianmacfarlane.substack.com/p/not-just-bakhmut-collapsing?
For the same reason Stalin and Hilter made their “friendship” pact:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/german-soviet-treaty-of-friendship/
Neither side trusted the other and Stalin was already aware of the German plans for Russia: Lebensraum and annihilation of the Untermensch through forced labour, starvation or genocide.
Never, ever trust the British or Americans, they’re just as bad.
Two words….Perfidious Albion. Been used for Centuries to describe the Anglo’s and lets not forget, the USA is a hijacked country. There was a time when Americans were honorable and a great good for the World. America and it’s founding Fathers did fight off Perfidious Albion and then invent the American System known as “Industrial Capitalism; which is what China is emulating with BRI to help develop the Global South.
https://cynthiachung.substack.com/p/why-russia-saved-the-united-states?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=309240&post_id=89814486&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email
The US has been hijacked by privately owned central banks, who create the nation’s money supply as debt on order to subject most of its people to debt slavery. China does not have this problem, since its central bank is government owned. That is why China has been declared an adversary by Washington DC.
@TOM123
Merkel got under pressure for her alleged way to much Russia-friendly politics while she was cancellor. (I always thought her beeing way to hostile, but the heck, what do I know, living in madland as a sane person), and thought it is a good idea to boast with being delusive and treacherous to Russia, which I thought all the years as Germany refused to pressure UkroNazi to negociate Minsk Aggreement with Donbas while stating Russia must fulfil her duty in regard of Minsk aggreements – despite not having one.
So this all was a stupid obvious show. As is Putin’s mocking now, but he knew he was tricked by Germany, anyway. He played the game to buy time because he knew what was to come, and there was a lot to be done before war. Things as MIR payment system, BRICS, SCO, EAEU and Sarmat takes time to implement, for sure. 20 years before this, Russia was grounded – what a masterpiece, future historians will praise the huge efforts Russia had to put into this- but I lose track here.
Why did Merkel not just shut up? Because she really is a very stupid b***h, and always was a very (dto.). What can you do in the west where you literally can’t vote for a different politicy? Half of population stays at home on election day.
Government in Germany represents about 10 to 15 percent of voters, their politics, well dunno, 5 persons in Germany, but all the establishment of US-politics two-parties-one-way-direction. Voting in the west became all in all bullshit, a complete lose-lose situation for anyone who is not a multi billionaire.
Closing down western Fraud Inc. was long overdue. In China government, Merkel or Kohl would have been cleaning personnel, nothing more, like all the rest of them, Scholz, Schröder – they’re stupid egomanic jerks who don’t know, as Andrei M. calls it, “shit from shinola”. Only fools go to the ballots and wait for a change that never appears.
Sorry if I tell you things you already knew, Tom. Problem is, Merkel thought claiming this was a good idea to regain social credit points – despite in all the years of her government, she never had one single good idea. No shinola, never – only shit that ran through the corporate media bullshit machine to be sold as mustard, but was and still is only shit. Pardon my french. Regards.
Brilliant! No one in the USA is near her level. Proof of what you get when you select for merit. Compare Zahharova to Biden’s press spokes-freak, who was selected for being a black lesbian bisexual. Three preference categories in one pick, merit not considered. She’s a horrible liar to boot.
Bernard at Moon of Alabama has a good interpretation of this IMO. He thinks Merkel would have preferred peace with Russia but was too afraid of the US and too weak-willed to push Minsk through. Her statements now are just following the script towing the party line and should not be taken as admissions of active deceit.
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/12/minsk-ii-was-agreed-on-to-arm-ukraine-did-merkel-really-say-that.html#more
On the other hand, one can’t be caught holding onto a bag of stolen gold doubloons then claim: “… the devil made me do it…” to escape punishment.
We all make deliberate choices in our lives.
But not all of them lead to the death of thousands of innocents like Merkel’s and others did in her circle.
I’m sympathetic to Bernhard’s interpretation — that Merkel is lying today, but wasn’t lying when she worked (hard; some claim she’s the principal author) on the Minsk accords.
Bernhard offers as “proof” that she wouldn’t have advanced Nord Stream 2 if she knew Ukraine was heading for conflict with Russia (which would likely disrupt German-Russian trade). But this proof requires the assumption that Merkel was not so deeply cynical to waste an almost $10 billion investment, screwing German businesses she professed to love, to achieve the “higher purpose” we see today. Today the Ukraine war is worth many Nord Stream 2’s to NATO countries.
I hope Merkel is just a politically motivated fibber rather than that calculating devil, but can we ever be sure about the souls of politicians?
Merkel is not lying today. Merkel did not advance the Nordstream 2, German industrialists did. The Minsk agreement like the Serbia-Kosovo Brussels agreement (since 2013) was never meant to be implemented but to prepare for a final solution of the Serbian and Russian question in Kosovo and the Donbass on western terms.
Comparing Maria to Biden’s press secretary is so indicative of the quality of the Russian government to Team Biden. Merkel was stupid to sign the Minsk agreement and not honor it. She added Germany to the list of non agreement capable countries. Where do they get these losers?
I think it is not that Germany is not-agreement-capable, but that is has no agency. It must obey the US. Germany is more agreement-irrelevant.
Must obey it? no one has to obey anything or anyone,they choose to because they have no guts,
And if Germany didn’t obey the US, how do you reckon the US would respond? Sanctions a la Russia? Regime change a la Iraq?
Dieselgate, Blown up pipelines, Auto AG relocated to Michigan?
How about blowing out the Euro with FED rate games?
Armchair warriors have no idea!
One lesson learned from Molotov-Ribbentrop — attack your German treaty partner before he attacks you.
One lesson not learned — your German treaty partner lies to gain time and get the jump on you.
Stalin was perfectly aware of what was happening. These days it seems generally more accepted that it was the Soviets who were buying time in order to prepare for the inevitable Nazi assault they knew perfectly well was coming.
..Arguably, the Russian Federation did the same after Minsk. Making steps towards peace but preparing for war. It is also clear that the ‘collective West’s’ intelligence and military analysts completely under-estimated Russia’s own rearmament, military R&D and industrial redevelopment.
Personally, I have little doubt that Russia’s military command insisted that this happen. Vladimir Vladimirovich’s desire for European integration would have been tempered by the hard-nosed realists, those tasked with actually defending the homeland. Considering what actually happened after the Maidan coup, Nato’s true intentions were hardly difficult to divine…certainly not the USUK caucus steering the ‘alliance’.
Well, does it really matter why she did it? It´s done, she blabbed it all out. What´s going to happen? Only God knows. What is known is that Merkel and her buddies are completely F U B A R at this point. Don´t bother sticking a fork in it to test, it has already fallen off the bone.
My take, I wish well to all.
LoL. Yes, “well done” in fact.
Part of a phenomenon Andrei Martyanov addressed recently as “the quickening.”
When the Minsk agreements/protocols/accord (worthless trash) lingered on for months without any sign of being implemented on the ground, then at that stage, any clown off the street would have surmised they were a hoax. When the missiles continued to rain down in volume on Donetsk/LDNR and Putin got on the blower to Poroshenko to say, WTF dude, I thought we had an agreement. Does anyone here believe Putin didn’t smell a rat every hour of every day that passed from Day One when the conditions of the agreement came into force?
Bottom line, Germany and France are mere vassals of USA. Poroshenko, even though the EU is bankrolling the Ukraine to some extent, as soon as Mutti & Hollande jumped on a plane heading home, Poroshenko was immediately on the phone to H/Q DC. ‘Boss, the idiots are gone, when can we expect the good stuff, weapons that’ll rip Donetsk and Luhansk a new asshole’.
Vlad and Maria are playing victims of a heinous plot for domestic and idiot consumption . . . . and why not?
Any fallout via legal ramification will be a further bonus. As a signatory to such agreements, you’re supposed to uphold the terms therein.
Merkels statement could also be that herself and Germany dismally failed and are trying to pretend that their pathetic failure was all part of a cunning plan that really succeeded. The real truth being that they even lie about their lies.
Very powerful, simply stated, and moving words Maria Zakharova.
May Truth reign supreme in our times. This time.
Armchair psychologist here.
Why would Merkel participate in this murderous, craven, cynical, and terribly dangerous charade?
And why would she confess to it now?
Is it at all possible that Merkel, from the DDR, harbored a decades-long hatred of and grudge against Russia, and this “trick” was a revenge? Gotcha!
Just wondering.
OTOH, maybe this is some kind of (unconscious) revenge cum death wish by German leaders for being defeated in two world wars. They can’t hit out against their overlord, the USA, so they deflect the suppressed German rage to Russia (albeit of course very self-destructive).
Bottom line is that Merkel has just shat on Russia/Putin/Belorussia/the UN/France.
What does Macron say about this? was Macron in on the Minsk “joke”? He has pretty timidly expressed “alarm” about the manhandling that France and Europe are taking from the USA, while making noises about support for the “values” etc. at stake in Ukraine. –
He was so scared to come and say that the USA is screwing us as we join in defending the “values” of a cesspool called Ukraine and pay the high price while the USA steals our economy. Macron looks just as pathetic as Merkel looks like an utterly failed leader.
How can Macron make such a stupid statement—such a stupid mistake–in light of the “values” exposed to the light by Merkel’s confession?
Can the UN take this perfidy and planned mendacity towards itself sitting down, the way Germany took the Nord Stream sabotage sitting down? Just pretend that nothing is wrong with the picture . . . ? Surely the Merkel confession must rattle and reverberate in the UNSC?
I agree that Ukraine unfortunately deserves to be utterly destroyed and incorporated into Russia. And if the conflict escalates and the first tactical nukes fall on Berlin or Frankfurt or Ramstein or Hamburg, the Germans can thank their “Mutti Merkel.”
The UN is a useless talking shop, with Guttierez a toothless US neocon puppet.
The first indication of Merkel’s duplicity was when she ordered the shut down of Germany’s nuclear power plants producing the nation’s electricity electricity at the behest of the Soros controlled Green Party, so that she would have the necessary votes in order to remain Chancellor I thought at the time. This was when Sahra Wagenknecht was making a lot of common sense speeches about the situation in Germany that were studiously ignored especially by Merkel, who sat there pretending not to listen. I can only conclude that the German elections were rigged, so this this ex STASI operative would be placed in a position of power to destroy German industry at the behest of the World Economic Forum headed by Klaus Schwab.
For Merkel and her fellow westerners it’s simple – they are in their god given right to deceive Russia since they have an obligation to rule the world. It’s the story of the chosen people, those chosen to rule since they are exceptional with this mission to rule and destroy. To them treachery is a virtue if it serves their goals which simply is to rule.
It’s time to realize this or be overwhelmed.
Has the world discovered the most beautiful, articulate , objective and sensitive woman in the world who happens to be Russian and a politician to boot, who dosen’t lie? Terrific – epic, trust Russia !!
Perhaps I haven’t been paying attention, I thought it was Russia who needed the time to build up infallible war capability, but looking at the tradgedy of Ukraine, they weren’t really in the picture, it was Nato.
The globalists, the elitest untouchables with the big money call the shots, and they’re after Russia big time, with Europe decimated to assist the motive. Eurpoe and Russsia are connected though, and China also.
It’s highly complex, and many different perspectives help create the picture of what is unfolding.
ex-Chancellor Merkel’s many years in power are best described as “Durchwursteln” – roughly muddling through.
For the durchwurstler (muddling through the sausage maker), always leads to a meat grinder in small steps.
Minsk wurde durchgewurstelt.
American “pragmatism” is also baloney, it leads inevitably to the very same meat grinder.
Now Ukraine is being durchgewurstelt – ironic as ex-Ambasador Melnyk insulted Chancellor Scholz as being a sorry leberwurst!
The Sleep of Reason of great artist Goya – it always breeds monsters :
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/338473
No surprise how the US news media is spinning this (if they mention it at all !).
According to the spin, Ukraine was given precious time by the Minsk Agreements
to prepare for a Russian invasion. [Full Stop]
https://news.yahoo.com/putin-disappointed-merkels-words-minsk-140859136.html
When Merkel did nothing regarding the leaks that Obomber was listening in to her personal and official calls, her fate was set. No leader of a serious nation should allow anyone to get away with that without some seriously vindictive replies at a bare minimum, Merkel deserved to be used as a tool of the USA.
The real question is, why did the rest of the German political class put up with a totally compromised leader like Merkel, and why do they continue to allow US puppets like Merkel and Sholz to rule them into the Steam Age?
George Soros is Merkel’s handler. Top to bottom this mess has been a Zionist project, their finger prints are everywhere. From Merkel destroying Germany to deliberately setting up Ukraine to balkanize Russia, this is Zionism at work. Don’t believe for one second that Macron is an iota less culpable. This confession, blooper or whatever it is from Merkel is one of the most amazing things I have ever heard. Not what she did, many people knew that already, but her explicitly admitting it. It makes me wonder if the Zionists have sent Merkel to be a sacrificial goat now that the project is lost, to preserve their catbird seat of destruction from behind the veil. With those people anything is possible and nothing should be taken for granted, they are beyond Nazis.
Bernard at Moon of Alabama thinks Merkel’s statement is being exaggerated. However, I think what is telling is that over a period of years the Germans did nothing, as they were obliged to, to pressure Kiev to implement the Minsk agreement or other agreements. The crisis in 2014 originated from an agreement Germany was trying to foist on Ukraine which was transparently aimed at separating Ukraine and Russia. None of this was exactly subtle. And, of course, when the coup occurred, in violation of the political settlement which Germany was a party to, Merkel again experienced laryngitis. I suppose Germany will claim they were following American directions.
I think part of the audience for the Kremlin’s statements is the Ukrainian public. I think Russia really wants to avoid this conflict turning into an ethnic feud between Russians and Ukrainians and they are trying to emphasize to Ukrainians how badly they have been used by the West. The Nazis, on the other hand, probably do not want Russians and Ukrainians to get along, because this undermines their political movement. They may be hoping that the atrocities they commit against Russian prisoners will incite the Russian public and make friendly relations more difficult. This is probably what the CIA wants.
She’s become a bit of a blabbermouth since she’s no longer chancellor of Germany, has Angela Merkel. What is she signalling? She says the second Minsk Agreement of 2015 was intended to give Ukraine time. It is not clear in the interview published in Die Zeit who intended this and what Ukraine should use that time for. Was it for getting things done in a peaceable order (autonomy for the Donbass region) or for preparing for war? The context implies the latter. And who intended this, if it was for war, everybody, she herself, or everybody except herself? If she had any misgivings about being deceitful about Minsk 2015 at that time, she should say so now. But she has not. In fact she cannot do so, since that would be implying that the collective West had no intention of rectifying the situation in the Donbass as agreed upon, was preparing for a proxy war, and that Russia had a legitimate reason to launch the SMO in February 2022.
This is just another one of the bizarre statements we are hearing among others coming from Ursula von der Leyen (100’000 Ukrainian officers), Volodymyr Zelensky or about a half a year ago from Emine Dzhaparova. They suggest perhaps that people are having second thoughts, in fact it may be a kind of signalling. If it is that, it would be along the lines of “I’m having second thoughts about the wisdom of what we have been doing all along, but of course I must never say this, since my head will be bitten off or some very bad thing will happen, so I will make an obviously bizarre statement to signal that I am not pleased”.
I have always called her, and only she, strAngela Angela Merkel, which has has proven to be, the thing that strangled the prospects of peace to Instigate and prolong wars.
Last I knew this was and is the supreme crime of war , warmongering, against which the United nation is purported to oppose.
But there is too dammm much money to be made at it.
She is as ugly as Kissinger and Zbignew, ugly as sin. The sin of war crimes, the ultimate evil of starting war.
I think one day, after Putin and some years from now, we will see Maria Zakharova as President of Russia. That’s my hope and wish..