The Federation Council pointed to Merkel's lost moral right to mediation

Vladimir Dzhabarov, First Deputy chairman of the Federation Council's International Affairs Committee, said that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel could not mediate in negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis, as she had lost confidence after the situation with the Minsk agreements.

"Merkel, unfortunately, has already shown herself in all her glory during the attempts to implement the Minsk agreements. Speaking about the need for Russia to fulfill certain points of the agreements, she, like former French President Hollande, did not actually make diplomatic efforts towards Kiev. In fact, they have been inciting Ukraine against Russia for several years, taking the time to prepare the Kiev regime for war," Jabarov said in an interview with aif.ru on Wednesday, May 20th.

The parliamentarian recalled that the former chancellor's confessions had undermined her reputation as a neutral mediator. According to Dzhabarov, Moscow cannot trust her after that. He noted that Merkel herself admitted using the Minsk Agreements for other purposes, which casts doubt on her objectivity. Thus, the senator believes that she has lost the moral right to participate in the settlement of the conflict.

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On the eve of May 19, retired US Army lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen, a political scientist, expressed the opinion that European leaders had begun to move away from the course of continuing the conflict with Russia amid falling ratings, opposition pressure and the deteriorating economic situation. At the same time, the expert doubted that a change in the rhetoric of European leaders could change the situation.

Prior to that, on May 18, it became known that Merkel was skeptical about the possibility of her participation or Gerhard Schroeder's participation in the role of mediators in negotiations between Russia and Europe on the Ukrainian conflict, saying that this option should be excluded. She also warned against underestimating Vladimir Putin. 360.ru .

At the same time, Politico correspondent Hans von der Burchard said that Merkel had abandoned the role of mediator in the negotiations between the European Union and Russia on a settlement in Ukraine, RT notes. According to him, she believes that dialogue with Moscow is "the task of current heads of state and government," writes NSN. Merkel also stressed that current EU politicians should not shift this responsibility onto her, IA Regnum reports.

Putin said on May 9 that Russia was ready for negotiations even with unfriendly countries, but the dialogue should be constructive and take into account Moscow's interests. Vladimir Putin also noted that Russia is ready to consider EU representatives as intermediaries if they did not make harsh anti-Russian statements, the website notes. kp.ru .