German Foreign Minister: Russia can 'make the whole world happy'
(Baonghean.vn) - Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that Russia can turn 360 degrees and make the whole world happy, just like Germany changed from neutrality to providing weapons to Kiev.
"If the head of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin, does not change his views, the world will not be happy," Ms. Baerbock said. The head of German diplomacy noted that she still believes in "the ability of people to change" and cited Germany as an example, when this country abandoned the principles of not supplying weapons to conflict zones.
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| German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Photo: AP |
"That's why I say - you can change 360 degrees, you just have to want to. President Putin can do it, he can make his own decision and completely change his direction. And tomorrow the whole world will be happy when this happens," Foreign Minister Baerbock stressed.
In addition, German Foreign Minister Baerbock said that Germany cannot be neutral in the conflict in Ukraine, otherwise it would mean "siding with the Russian Federation". Baerbock's speech was broadcast on the Munich Conference website.
The Munich conference opened on February 17, the second consecutive year that Russia has not participated, despite concerns from some politicians and experts that building security and striving for peace without dialogue with Moscow is impossible./.
