Go to media bankVladimir Putin and Angela Merkel during the meeting. Archival photoBERLIN, Sep 28 Former German chancellor Angela Merkel urged that the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin be taken seriously, according to the German publication Süddeutsche Zeitung. She took part in the opening of the Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl Foundation. During her speech, Merkel touched on the current political agenda and recalled that she had already said once that the words of the Russian leader should be taken seriously, and now she again emphasized the importance of this. as a bluff, and taking them seriously is by no means a sign of weakness, but a sign of political wisdom that helps preserve room for maneuver or, equally important, even develop a new one, ”the ex-Chancellor of Germany quotes the publication as saying .Earlier in his address to the Russians, Vladimir Putin warned those who «are trying to blackmail Russia with nuclear weapons» that «the wind rose could turn in their direction». jpg» />Merkel spoke about the incident with the Labrador Koni at a meeting with Putin
