The State Duma appreciated Merkel's words about the role of Poland and the Baltic states at the beginning of their

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is lying, shifting responsibility for launching a special military operation (SVO) to Poland and the Baltic countries. Alexey Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, said this on Monday, October 6.

Earlier, Merkel said that Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were indirectly responsible for the start of their conflict, as in 2021 they opposed her proposal for a new format of dialogue between the European Union (EU) and Russia to resolve the Ukrainian conflict. 360.ru .

According to Merkel, Poland and the Baltic States feared that the EU would not be able to develop a common policy for dialogue with the Russian Federation.

"Undoubtedly, the Baltic Republics and Poland were the most active promoters of Russophobic policies in Europe and did everything to denigrate Russia and provoke conflict. On the other hand, Merkel, in my opinion, is lying, trying to absolve herself of some responsibility for the disruption of the Minsk agreements," the MP said.

He added that a lot of things depended on Germany's position at that time. In addition, Merkel herself admitted that Germany, like France, did not set the task of implementing the Minsk agreements, the parliamentarian recalled. This led to the conflict in many ways, concluded Chepa.

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During the same interview, Merkel called on European countries to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian issue, and not just to strengthen their defenses and military forces, RT reports. The politician also called on the EU to consider in advance and jointly how diplomatic actions can affect the course of events.

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