DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated on Monday that Europe “isn’t at struggle … however now not at peace” with Russia.
“Let me put it in a sentence which may be somewhat stunning at first look … we aren’t at struggle, however we’re now not at peace both,” Merz stated at a media occasion in Duesseldorf.
Russia’s struggle is “a struggle towards our democracy and a struggle towards our freedom,” Merz stated, including that Moscow’s intention was to undermine unity within the bloc.
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He additionally referred to his latest endorsement of an EU plan to unlock frozen Russian belongings to finance Ukraine’s struggle effort, saying the transfer may present navy assist for Ukraine for 3 to 5 years.
Merz stated inside that point interval it may grow to be economically untenable for Russia to proceed its struggle on Ukraine.
(Reporting by Matthias Inverardi, Writing by Friederike Heine; Enhancing by Stephen Coates)
