#Germany Chancellor Friedrich #Merz last week:
"My personal view is very clear: only strength brings #peace. And if you are weak, you invite aggression. So #Ukraine has to be strong."
"If we had Ukraine as member in #NATO – we can again speculate – would this #war have happened?"
"Ukraine was the third biggest #nuclear power in the world, and they agreed to get rid of all the nuclear weapons, and then after, #russia attacked Ukraine. Would this have happened?"