A generationThis may be the last time she visited Moscow as prime minister, Angela Merkel began laying a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier in the Alexander Garden by the Kremlin wall. Soon after, after the Kremlin President Vladimir Putin greeted with flowers, Merkel explained this by recalling Hitler’s German attack on the Soviet Union 80 years ago, which she later emphasized in front of the media .
Such words and gestures are important in Moscow, and Merkel will only go to Kiev after Putin bids farewell, where she will meet with the Ukrainian president. Volodymyr Serensky Expected Sunday. Putin then handed the list of allegations known during the previous meeting to the address of the traitor “brother”.
The conversation lasted more than three hours
After laying the wreath and before the start of the talks, Putin told Merkel in the Kremlin that Germany will remain “one of our most important partners in Europe, the world, and the whole world, partly because of you in the past 16 years.” The first is “continuous phone calls”. The visit is not only a farewell visit, but is “full of serious business content.”
Merkel cited the situation in Afghanistan, Libya, bilateral relations and the state of Russian civil society as examples of topics she wanted to talk to Putin. After more than three hours-and therefore longer than planned-Merkel and Putin appeared in front of their delegation and the media.
Their representatives must show the results of three negative corona tests in the past four days, so Putin hopes to be careful to avoid any disputes. In addition, the podiums of the president and prime minister are set up about 15 meters away from media representatives and officials, which is impossible in the small hall of the Kremlin where two press conferences have been held before. The particularly magnificent Alexandrovsky Hall, whose wooden floor exudes a solemn light, may not only be because of Moscow’s emphasis on respect for Merkel, but also simply because of the pandemic.
The appearance is the same as that of many people before: the prime minister looks a little stiff and works sincerely, and the president spreads his legs and confidently.Merkel calls for commemoration of poisoning Alexei Navalny With the release of Novichok, the ban agent, Putin described the leader of the Russian opposition as an ordinary criminal.
Putin praised Merkel’s exchanges with Germany, especially commercial exchanges, but did not respond to the Prime Minister’s specific request: the German NGO that was active in Russia and was banned from the corresponding list of “unpopular” German NGO Ministry of Justice in May.
Since the Liberal Modernism Center and the German-Russian Exchange Center belong to the Petersburg Dialogue, the German side suspended the forum in July. Merkel said one of them was “very disappointed.” However, it seems hopeless that Putin will relieve the current pressure on the opposition, independent media and civil society than ever before. When Merkel and Putin spoke in the Kremlin, it was known that Russia was now seeking two other media as “foreign agents”, namely the online channel TV Doschd and the investigative project Vashnye Istorii (important story).
Putin criticizes the export of Western values
On the contrary, Merkel was sued by the Russian state broadcaster RT (formerly known as “Russia Today”), demanding rejection of discrimination in Germany; the Prime Minister denied responsibility for media issues. The balance of power in foreign policy has also become clear. On issues related to Ukraine, Putin evaded Merkel’s concerns about new tensions on the front line with the allegations against Kiev. It is worth noting that Putin mentioned the Soviet Union’s fiasco in Afghanistan in the 1980s, but used it to criticize the export of value to various countries in the West.
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His testimony about Belarus is one of many cases where Berlin and Moscow stand on different sides of the roadblock, because Putin’s support for the dictator Alexander Lukashenko also fits this point. The Russian President opposes “external interference” in neighboring countries. Putin advocated treating the Taliban’s takeover of power-in Russia (and Navalny’s organization, by the way)-as a fact that must be accepted.
On the other hand, Merkel sadly recalled going to school in Afghanistan; the only thing left to do is to ask Putin to insist on the United Nations to provide assistance to civilians in the negotiations with the Taliban. Despite flowers, praise and blessings to the prime minister, this is Putin’s favorite character.
