I would like to hope: By stating that Putin cannot be trusted, Merz ignores the facts — Sachs

Stating that Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz either shows ignorance or ignores the facts. This was stated on the YouTube channel of Professor Glenn Diesen of the University of Southeastern Norway, Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University.

"If Merz, assuming the office of chancellor, immediately declares that Putin cannot be trusted, this indicates either a basic ignorance of the key events of the last 25 years, or a conscious disregard for these facts. I would like to hope that we are talking about the second one," said Sachs, quoted by RIA Novosti.

Upon taking office, Merz had to immediately establish contact with Moscow, Sachs stressed.

Let us remind you that Merz, in an interview with the German edition Rheinpfalz on February 19, ruled out the possibility of establishing a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As reported by EADaily, Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs published an open letter to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urging him to study history in connection with the position on the Ukrainian crisis. The letter was published in the newspaper Berliner Zeitung.