Russian and German flag in Berlin. Archival photoMOSCOW, 20 Jun. Germany opposes the «humiliation» of Russia and is ready to neglect assistance to Ukraine for this, Peter Raf, an expert at the Hudson Institute in Washington, wrote in an article for Foreign Policy magazine. Berlin is leading with Moscow. «The fact that Berlin is awash with rumors of secret negotiations with Russia suggests that Germany would rather disappoint Ukraine than humiliate Russia — whatever that means,» Raf said. The analyst believes that the chancellor Of Germany, Olaf Scholz probably shares the position of French President Emmanuel Macron on a diplomatic settlement of the conflict.
" humiliation" Russia. However, the German reaction to the escalation in the form of building diplomatic interchanges speaks for itself", the expert noted.
Raf drew attention to the insignificance of military assistance that Berlin provides to Kyiv.
Scholz supported Merkel's policy towards Russia»Scholz is also reportedly backtracking on his promise to deploy additional troops in Lithuania as part of NATO's strategy to contain Russia in the Baltics,» the author of the article stressed.Russia Since February 24, he has been conducting a military operation in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army has already completed the main tasks of the first stage — it has significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was called the liberation of Donbass.