Merkel’s account of her intense interaction with Putin and Trump during the German chancellorship

According to RCO News Agency, Angela Merkel, the former chancellor of Germany, in her memoirs entitled “Freedom: Memories from 2021 to 1954” mentioned her ups and downs with world leaders, including Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Reuters News agency wrote that in parts of this book published in Die Zeit magazine, Merkel said about Putin: He was someone who was always careful not to be mistreated and was always ready to be aggressive, including through His showmanship with dogs and keeping people waiting. His behavior was petty and reprehensible. It made you shake your head regretfully. But none of this removed Russia from the map.

Angela Merkel said that Vladimir Putin used dogs out of fear of her and brought his pet dog Connie with him, which put her in an “uncomfortable” position.

In her memoir, to be published next week, Merkel explained that Putin gave her an unforgettable smile when her dog Connie approached her.

According to the British Times, the Russian president later – in an interview with the German newspaper Bild – stated that he wanted to be gentle with Merkel, but for the German chancellor, what happened during the meeting was proof of “Putin’s childishness” and his love of bullying.

Merkel says she was not interested in creating democratic or welfare structures for a functioning economy in her own country or elsewhere. Rather, he wanted to confront the fact that America had emerged victorious from the Cold War. He wanted Russia to remain an integral pole of the multipolar world after the Cold War. To achieve this goal, he used his experiences in the security establishment in the first place.

Warning about Ukraine at the NATO meeting in Bucharest, 2008

The former chancellor of Germany said in his memoirs: I think it was an illusion to assume that the working group of NATO’s “executive membership program” would protect Ukraine and Georgia from Russian aggression, and this position (membership in NATO) could somehow influence Leave a deterrent for Putin to accept the developments without any action.

He further said: Was it possible for NATO countries to respond militarily with weapons and soldiers and intervene? Was it possible that I, as chancellor, wanted the German parliament to approve a bill for our armed forces and get the support of the majority?

Referring to his interactions with Putin in this regard, Merkel mentioned in his memoirs: In another situation, which I do not remember the details of, Putin told me that “You will not remain chancellor forever. They become members of NATO. I want to prevent it.” Then, I thought to myself, “You’re not going to be president forever either.” However, the concerns I had in Bucharest about future tensions with Russia were not allayed.

Donald Trump

Merkel says about Trump: He, who was a salesman before entering politics, looked at everything from this point of view; Each piece of land is sold only once, and if he did not buy it, it would go to someone else. This was his worldview.

The former chancellor of Germany wrote: For years, German cars were a thorn in his side on the streets of New York. According to him, the fact that the Americans were buying them was only because of market manipulation and manipulation of the exchange rate between the euro and the dollar.

Merkel recounted her memory of Trump refusing to shake her hand during a 2017 White House meeting in front of cameras, saying she had to tell Trump they had to do it.

He pointed out: As soon as I said this, I shook my head; How had I forgotten what impact he was trying to make.

Merkel has written about the relationship between Trump and Putin in her memoirs: she was clearly fascinated by the Russian president. A few years later, I sensed that he was fascinated by politicians with authoritarian, dictator-like qualities.

The former chancellor of Germany wrote: Our dialogue was conducted on 2 distinct levels. Trump was on an emotional level and I was on a realistic level. For him, all countries were competing with each other, and the success of one was the failure of the other. He did not believe that cooperation could lead to prosperity and prosperity for all.

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