Correspondent in Berlin
Will Olaf Scholz be the last Western leader to meet Vladimir Putin before the Russian president invades Ukraine?
In view of the Russian military maneuvers which are intensifying at the borders, the question is now being asked in Berlin, as are the - tenuous - chances of success of German mediation, a week after that led by Emmanuel Macron.
It seems that Europe is “
not far from a war”
, declared to the NTV channel its Minister of Economy and Vice-Chancellor, Robert Habeck (Greens), describing an “
absolutely oppressive
” situation.
“
It is important to take concrete initiatives with a view to de-escalation
,” adds a source at the Chancellery, without illusions.
Unlike the French president, his German counterpart will begin his tour in Kiev - before Moscow on Tuesday - where the image of the Federal Republic is tarnished.
In an interview with Deutschlandfunk public radio, Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andrij Melnik…
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