Russian President Vladimir Putin answers questions about his recent essay on Ukrainian-Russian relations. July 13, 2021. (Sputnik/Alexei Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined the historical basis for his claims against Ukraine in a controversial new essay that has been likened in some quarters to a declaration of war. The 5,000-word article, entitled “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians,” was published on July 12 and features many of talking points favored by Putin throughout the past seven years of undeclared war between Russia and Ukraine.
The Russian leader uses the essay to reiterate his frequently voiced conviction that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people,” while blaming the current collapse in bilateral ties on foreign plots and anti-Russian conspiracies.
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La chancelière allemande Angela Merkel, lors d une conférence de presse commune à Berlin avec son homologue ukrainien, le 12 juillet 2021 (POOL/AFP/STEFANIE LOOS)
La chancelière allemande Angela Merkel a assuré lundi au président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky que son pays resterait un territoire de transit de gaz vers l Europe après l achèvement du gazoduc Nord Stream 2 reliant la Russie à l Allemagne en contournant l Ukraine. Pour nous, l Ukraine est et restera un pays de transit même si Nord Stream 2 est achevé , a indiqué la chancelière qui recevait à Berlin le dirigeant ukrainien.
Angela Merkel a dit avoir conscience que les inquiétudes sont grandes du côté ukrainien .
Njemačka kritizirala Rusiju zbog kršenja dogovora s Ukrajinom
Njemačka je podržala stajališta Ukrajine i u sukobu oko plinovoda Sjeverni tok II
Piše: Hina
Angela Merkel i Volodimir Zelenski
Stefanie Loos/AFP
Njemačka će i dalje podržavati put Ukrajine prema Europskoj uniji i istodobno raditi na rješavanju sukoba između Ukrajine i Rusije, rekla je njemačka kancelarka Angela Merkel nakon susreta s ukrajinskim predsjednikom
Volodimirom Zelenskijem u ponedjeljak u Berlinu.
„Mi ćemo učiniti sve da prijateljskoj Ukrajini pomognemo na putu kojim je krenula kada su u pitanju odnosi prema Europskoj uniji“, rekla je kancelarka Angela Merkel.