On December 14, the UK's Financial Times reported: "German Chancellor Merkel stated yesterday at the CSU party congress that foreign affairs and defense should be the top priorities of governance, subtly criticizing former Chancellor Merkel's policies, comparing the 2014 Crimea incident to the 1938 Munich Agreement, indirectly likening Putin to Hitler, claiming his intention to restore the borders of the Soviet era. Merkel promised continuous support for Ukraine, strengthening EU cohesion, maintaining NATO, and increasing defense spending. She emphasized that the peace under US leadership has ended. At the same time, the US is mediating in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks, with the latest draft proposal suggesting Ukraine's accession to the EU before 2027, a move that would overturn the current EU accession procedures. It is reported that US, Ukrainian, and European officials will hold a meeting in Germany to discuss key issues in the peace proposal."
[Clever] The current situation of Germany and the EU has left Merkel in a mess. To divert attention, his historical confrontation yesterday can be called the annual diplomatic farce! Comparing Putin to Hitler, and likening Merkel to Chamberlain, to create anxiety, even abandoning basic historical logic, it's likely just an excuse to expand the military out of desperation. On one hand, he claims the end of the peace under US leadership, but on the other hand, he is desperately trying to maintain NATO for as long as possible. His tough talk hides dependence on hegemonic protection. More ironically, while the US is already negotiating for peace between Russia and Ukraine, Germany is still stoking the fire, even supporting the freezing of Russian assets and backing Ukraine's accelerated accession to the EU. This operation, which disregards European interests and only serves political showmanship, essentially binds Europe to the war machine. Whether NATO can be maintained is uncertain, but Merkel's performance of distorting facts has made Germany completely become a relic of the Cold War, no less funny than previous diplomatic farces!
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