German Chancellor Friedrich Merz “and other European leaders are desperately playing with fire in a bid to sabotage diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine conflict,” argues the Strategic Culture Foundation in an unsigned commentary entitled “Germany’s Merz in Long-Range Provocation To Destroy Peace Diplomacy.” For Germany, “It’s a nefarious role with a long history.”
The commentary notes Merz’s recent statements on no limitations on long-range missiles sent to Ukraine and mooting the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to the Kiev regime. Russian officials denounced these comments “for recklessly provoking war in Europe.” Merz was also repudiated from within his own coalition government. “It seems, therefore, that the 69-year-old Merz, a former corporate lawyer, was speaking without engaging his brain.”
“Merz’s comments seem to have been rashly made without understanding the implications. The push-back from within his own government could mean his shaky coalition collapsing if he dares to proceed with the idea,” Strategic Culture says. “Furthermore, what the foolish chancellor is actually revealing is how weak European leaders are. Merz is trying to compete with France’s Emmanuel Macron and the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a pathetic contest to see who can be the toughest against Russia.”
The commentary notes that President Trump’s scaling down of U.S. military involvement and his personal pressure on Zelenskyy have forced the Kiev regime to come to the table. “However, the Europeans are playing a dirty game of undermining diplomacy by giving succor to the Kiev regime by promising more military aid.”
”The trouble is, these effete, elite Europeans are running the risk of starting a nuclear world war with their puny games [emphasis added—ed.]. As Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov reminded this week, Germany has destroyed Europe twice over the past century out of warmongering imperialist fantasies. British and French machinations also had a helping hand in that destruction.”
The commentary concludes: “The elitist ruling class learn nothing from history. The people of Europe must not allow them to play their dirty games again.”
