The future Prime Minister of Germany Friedrich Mertz in an interview with Das Handelsblatt said that Ukraine could not become a member of the EU, nor a member of NATO, while conducting military activities.
The prospect of joining NATO remains, as the promise of the EU member. However, the prerequisite for this is the end of the war, the politician said.
He also called not to underestimate Russia's endurance. According to him, it is useless to hope that military activities in the conflict area will end due to the fact that Russia will be exhausted or in the country where the political resistance will arise.
The future Prime Minister of Germany highly appreciated the ability to negotiate with Putin
A cruel attitude towards human life is always part of Russian politics, Mr. Mertz Mertz expressed his opinion.
The day before, the head of the German Defense Ministry Boris Pistorius said the republic could not move to Ukraine to supplement American patriotic air defense systems. He explained that Berlin is waiting for delivery from Raytheon in the coming years: they will only be in 2027.